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An MD88 had the right windshield replaced on the overnight layover and, prior to departure, it was found the windshield wiper was not installed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 489740 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200010 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-88 |
| 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 : powerplant technician : airframe |
| Experience | maintenance technician : 10 |
| ASRS Report | 489740 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure contributing factor : lighting performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : testing performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : inspection |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
While performing maintenance on the right windshield of air carrier aircraft xyz, flight XXX, the windshield wiper was not reinstalled. This was discovered by the flight crew prior to their departure. The wiper was reinstalled by maintenance with no substantial delay to the flight.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD88 HAD THE R WINDSHIELD REPLACED ON THE OVERNIGHT LAYOVER AND, PRIOR TO DEP, IT WAS FOUND THE WINDSHIELD WIPER WAS NOT INSTALLED.
Narrative: WHILE PERFORMING MAINT ON THE R WINDSHIELD OF ACR ACFT XYZ, FLT XXX, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER WAS NOT REINSTALLED. THIS WAS DISCOVERED BY THE FLC PRIOR TO THEIR DEP. THE WIPER WAS REINSTALLED BY MAINT WITH NO SUBSTANTIAL DELAY TO THE FLT.
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.