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An MD80 right engine was assigned verbally to a technician for a FOD inspection and operations check which checked ok. Later it was discovered the left engine needed the inspection.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 499540 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200101 |
| Day | Wed |
| 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-80 Super 80 |
| 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 : 18 |
| ASRS Report | 499540 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : lead technician |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical ground encounters : fod maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : unknown |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : briefing performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : inspection |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Company |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
On jan/xa/01 late night shift, I was assigned aircraft xyz. The late night shift lead on duty informed me that afternoon shift had found FOD in #2 engine exhaust area. I was directed to inspect #2 engine's intake, exhaust and bypass duct area for damage. No damage was found at this time. I was then directed to run #2 engine at partial power to check its operation. I ran both #1 and #2 engines and all parameters checked good. I made a log entry stating the above action and returned aircraft to service. On jan/xb/01 late night shift, the afternoon shift lead informed me that FOD was found in #1 engine of aircraft xyz, not #2 engine. We notified the duty manager of the discrepancy at that time. #1 engine was inspected by XXX maintenance on jan/xc/01 and no defects or damage were noted.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 R ENG WAS ASSIGNED VERBALLY TO A TECHNICIAN FOR A FOD INSPECTION AND OPS CHK WHICH CHKED OK. LATER IT WAS DISCOVERED THE L ENG NEEDED THE INSPECTION.
Narrative: ON JAN/XA/01 LATE NIGHT SHIFT, I WAS ASSIGNED ACFT XYZ. THE LATE NIGHT SHIFT LEAD ON DUTY INFORMED ME THAT AFTERNOON SHIFT HAD FOUND FOD IN #2 ENG EXHAUST AREA. I WAS DIRECTED TO INSPECT #2 ENG'S INTAKE, EXHAUST AND BYPASS DUCT AREA FOR DAMAGE. NO DAMAGE WAS FOUND AT THIS TIME. I WAS THEN DIRECTED TO RUN #2 ENG AT PARTIAL PWR TO CHK ITS OP. I RAN BOTH #1 AND #2 ENGS AND ALL PARAMETERS CHKED GOOD. I MADE A LOG ENTRY STATING THE ABOVE ACTION AND RETURNED ACFT TO SVC. ON JAN/XB/01 LATE NIGHT SHIFT, THE AFTERNOON SHIFT LEAD INFORMED ME THAT FOD WAS FOUND IN #1 ENG OF ACFT XYZ, NOT #2 ENG. WE NOTIFIED THE DUTY MGR OF THE DISCREPANCY AT THAT TIME. #1 ENG WAS INSPECTED BY XXX MAINT ON JAN/XC/01 AND NO DEFECTS OR DAMAGE WERE NOTED.
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.