A ge cf 6-80c2 engine xfer gear box was incorrectly assembled by omitting the retaining ring.

Attributes
ACN	506560
Time
Date	200102
Day	Thu
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 : parked ground : maintenance
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : technician
Qualification	technician : airframe technician : powerplant
ASRS Report	506560
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : inspector
Qualification	technician : airframe technician : inspection authority technician : powerplant
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other other : person 1
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : schedule pressure contributing factor : work cards performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

May have missed installing retaining ring in horizontal gear and radial gear in 80c2 xfer gear box produced feb/xa/01.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A GE CF 6-80C2 ENG XFER GEAR BOX WAS INCORRECTLY ASSEMBLED BY OMITTING THE RETAINING RING.

Narrative: MAY HAVE MISSED INSTALLING RETAINING RING IN HORIZ GEAR AND RADIAL GEAR IN 80C2 XFER GEAR BOX PRODUCED FEB/XA/01.

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.