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An airbus 300 was dispatched in non compliance with the requirement that correct instrument landing system receivers be installed in #1 and #2 position.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 484425 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200009 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : fcc |
| ASRS Report | 484425 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : lead technician |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : person 3 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : non availability of parts contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : testing performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : fault isolation |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Chart Or Publication Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
On sep/xa/00 on aircraft xyz flight XXX, I swapped the #2 ILS receiver into the #1 ILS receiver, and deferred the #2 ILS receiver inoperative. There is a possibility the wrong receivers were on the aircraft to begin with.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN AIRBUS 300 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENT THAT CORRECT INST LNDG SYS RECEIVERS BE INSTALLED IN #1 AND #2 POS.
Narrative: ON SEP/XA/00 ON ACFT XYZ FLT XXX, I SWAPPED THE #2 ILS RECEIVER INTO THE #1 ILS RECEIVER, AND DEFERRED THE #2 ILS RECEIVER INOP. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THE WRONG RECEIVERS WERE ON THE ACFT TO BEGIN WITH.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.