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Several MD80 aircraft were released for sc with engine borescope inspections accomplished by inspectors with qualification and training out of date.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 491510 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200011 |
| Day | Tue |
| 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 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance ground : parked |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : inspector |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| ASRS Report | 491510 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : inspector |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| ASRS Report | 491511 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : person 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : unqualified personnel performance deficiency : training performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Company |
| Situations | |
| Publication | GENERAL MAINT. PROCEDURES |
Narrative:
On nov/xa/00, I discovered that I have accomplished borescope inspections on MD80 engines (JT8-217) without having current rating per gpm on record.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SEVERAL MD80 ACFT WERE RELEASED FOR SC WITH ENG BORESCOPE INSPECTIONS ACCOMPLISHED BY INSPECTORS WITH QUALIFICATION AND TRAINING OUT OF DATE.
Narrative: ON NOV/XA/00, I DISCOVERED THAT I HAVE ACCOMPLISHED BORESCOPE INSPECTIONS ON MD80 ENGS (JT8-217) WITHOUT HAVING CURRENT RATING PER GPM ON RECORD.
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.