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A supervisor reports failure of the lead technicians to remove placards and clear the deferred item from the logbook when the item is cleared.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 522641 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200108 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| 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 | oversight : supervisor |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| ASRS Report | 522641 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : non compliance with mel 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 : logbook entry performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
On aug/mon/01 while releasing abc, the logbook was not understandable. I called technician in XXX, spoke to mr X, and explained again what several other crew chiefs were trying to accomplish. He told me to void the cleared MEL because 2 placards were already installed. This entry was entered in error. On log page, a new placard was installed to cover the 2 that were open on the same item.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A SUPVR RPTS FAILURE OF THE LEAD TECHNICIANS TO REMOVE PLACARDS AND CLR THE DEFERRED ITEM FROM THE LOGBOOK WHEN THE ITEM IS CLRED.
Narrative: ON AUG/MON/01 WHILE RELEASING ABC, THE LOGBOOK WAS NOT UNDERSTANDABLE. I CALLED TECHNICIAN IN XXX, SPOKE TO MR X, AND EXPLAINED AGAIN WHAT SEVERAL OTHER CREW CHIEFS WERE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH. HE TOLD ME TO VOID THE CLRED MEL BECAUSE 2 PLACARDS WERE ALREADY INSTALLED. THIS ENTRY WAS ENTERED IN ERROR. ON LOG PAGE, A NEW PLACARD WAS INSTALLED TO COVER THE 2 THAT WERE OPEN ON THE SAME ITEM.
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.