<< >> NASA ASRS Report 514784, May 2001

An MD80 was dispatched in non compliance with company maintenance practices after a pitot static heater port blanket replacement was performed without the required inspection item signature.

Attributes
ACN	514784
Time
Date	200105
Day	Tue
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : maintenance
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : technician maintenance : inspector oversight : coordinator
ASRS Report	514784
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : technician
Qualification	technician : airframe technician : powerplant
ASRS Report	514783
Events
Anomaly	maintenance problem : improper documentation 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 performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : inspection
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

On may/xa/01 I was presented with a log page from an overnight work package. Action taken for PIREP stated r-hand static port heater had been replaced and pitot static leak check accomplished. The rii signature block was not signed and the aircraft had departed. I contacted mechanic and he confirmed that he had accomplished the rii back check, but forgot to sign off before leaving work. I circled rii and printed his name and employee number on the sheet. I then notified XXX maintenance, gave them the log page and item number and asked them to circle the rii and print employee number and name on the page. At XA00 on jun/xh/01 during a conversation with a company rep I was informed that because the crew chief had already signed the aircraft release before I printed the signature in the rii block I was required to write my name and employee number next to the entry.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH COMPANY MAINT PRACTICES AFTER A PITOT STATIC HEATER PORT BLANKET REPLACEMENT WAS PERFORMED WITHOUT THE REQUIRED INSPECTION ITEM SIGNATURE.

Narrative: ON MAY/XA/01 I WAS PRESENTED WITH A LOG PAGE FROM AN OVERNIGHT WORK PACKAGE. ACTION TAKEN FOR PIREP STATED R-HAND STATIC PORT HEATER HAD BEEN REPLACED AND PITOT STATIC LEAK CHK ACCOMPLISHED. THE RII SIGNATURE BLOCK WAS NOT SIGNED AND THE ACFT HAD DEPARTED. I CONTACTED MECH AND HE CONFIRMED THAT HE HAD ACCOMPLISHED THE RII BACK CHK, BUT FORGOT TO SIGN OFF BEFORE LEAVING WORK. I CIRCLED RII AND PRINTED HIS NAME AND EMPLOYEE NUMBER ON THE SHEET. I THEN NOTIFIED XXX MAINT, GAVE THEM THE LOG PAGE AND ITEM NUMBER AND ASKED THEM TO CIRCLE THE RII AND PRINT EMPLOYEE NUMBER AND NAME ON THE PAGE. AT XA00 ON JUN/XH/01 DURING A CONVERSATION WITH A COMPANY REP I WAS INFORMED THAT BECAUSE THE CREW CHIEF HAD ALREADY SIGNED THE ACFT RELEASE BEFORE I PRINTED THE SIGNATURE IN THE RII BLOCK I WAS REQUIRED TO WRITE MY NAME AND EMPLOYEE NUMBER NEXT TO THE ENTRY.

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.