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An MD80 was dispatched in non-compliance with an engine borescope completed and signed off by an inspector with out-of-time qualification.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 489253 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200010 |
| 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 | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : inspector |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant technician : inspection authority |
| ASRS Report | 489253 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | oversight : supervisor |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : unqualified personnel |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Chart Or Publication Maintenance Human Performance Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
On oct/sun/00, I was called at home by an acting supervisor and asked if I would drive to ZZZ to perform a routine borescope on the l-hand engine of aircraft xyz, due to compressor stalls at takeoff power. I performed the borescope, found no damage, signed the paperwork and returned home. On returning to work at ZZZ this morning I became aware that although I was previously qualified on JT80 engines, that my requalification expired jul/sun/00.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON-COMPLIANCE WITH AN ENG BORESCOPE COMPLETED AND SIGNED OFF BY AN INSPECTOR WITH OUT-OF-TIME QUALIFICATION.
Narrative: ON OCT/SUN/00, I WAS CALLED AT HOME BY AN ACTING SUPVR AND ASKED IF I WOULD DRIVE TO ZZZ TO PERFORM A ROUTINE BORESCOPE ON THE L-HAND ENG OF ACFT XYZ, DUE TO COMPRESSOR STALLS AT TKOF PWR. I PERFORMED THE BORESCOPE, FOUND NO DAMAGE, SIGNED THE PAPERWORK AND RETURNED HOME. ON RETURNING TO WORK AT ZZZ THIS MORNING I BECAME AWARE THAT ALTHOUGH I WAS PREVIOUSLY QUALIFIED ON JT80 ENGS, THAT MY REQUALIFICATION EXPIRED JUL/SUN/00.
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.