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B727-200 maintenance inspector signed off an ok to ferry the aircraft in order to retire the aircraft from service. Aircraft had serious open log item.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 526112 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200109 |
| 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 | B727-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground : parked |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : inspector |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| ASRS Report | 526112 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | oversight : supervisor |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : company policies |
| Independent Detector | other other : 968 |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance Company |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Reported to aircraft for ferry flight to YYY for retirement of this aircraft. The airworthiness was signed off by maintenance. 2 open items were in logbook. One was the 'inspect aircraft for ferry flight' and the other was 'elevators flutter when autoplt disengaged.' called the maintenance controller shift manager about 'elevator flutter' maintenance write up. Did not want to sign the inspection for ferry flight log item since an open item existed. Was informed that the aircraft is being retired and to ferry out, it was to leave an open item for the company taking the aircraft over. So I signed the prepare aircraft for ferry flight log item stating, 'aircraft is inspected, prepared and safe for ferry flight intended.' the corrective action would have been to get a CAT B ferry permit issued.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B727-200 MAINT INSPECTOR SIGNED OFF AN OK TO FERRY THE ACFT IN ORDER TO RETIRE THE ACFT FROM SVC. ACFT HAD SERIOUS OPEN LOG ITEM.
Narrative: RPTED TO ACFT FOR FERRY FLT TO YYY FOR RETIREMENT OF THIS ACFT. THE AIRWORTHINESS WAS SIGNED OFF BY MAINT. 2 OPEN ITEMS WERE IN LOGBOOK. ONE WAS THE 'INSPECT ACFT FOR FERRY FLT' AND THE OTHER WAS 'ELEVATORS FLUTTER WHEN AUTOPLT DISENGAGED.' CALLED THE MAINT CTLR SHIFT MGR ABOUT 'ELEVATOR FLUTTER' MAINT WRITE UP. DID NOT WANT TO SIGN THE INSPECTION FOR FERRY FLT LOG ITEM SINCE AN OPEN ITEM EXISTED. WAS INFORMED THAT THE ACFT IS BEING RETIRED AND TO FERRY OUT, IT WAS TO LEAVE AN OPEN ITEM FOR THE COMPANY TAKING THE ACFT OVER. SO I SIGNED THE PREPARE ACFT FOR FERRY FLT LOG ITEM STATING, 'ACFT IS INSPECTED, PREPARED AND SAFE FOR FERRY FLT INTENDED.' THE CORRECTIVE ACTION WOULD HAVE BEEN TO GET A CAT B FERRY PERMIT ISSUED.
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.