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A fokker 100 was dispatched in non compliance with the incorrect cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder test panel installed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 527108 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200110 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : c90.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Fokker 100 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : fcc technician : powerplant |
| Experience | maintenance avionics : 8 maintenance technician : 14 |
| ASRS Report | 527108 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | oversight : supervisor |
| Qualification | technician : airframe 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 : manuals contributing factor : non availability of parts performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : logbook entry |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Cvr/fdr test button inoperative no replacement panel available at ZZZ. Requested by duty manager to rob avionics switching panel from aircraft X. Panels from aircraft Y are part number XXXX similar in appearance to panel part number YYYY in aircraft Z. Operational test of both panel the same in aircraft make model. I did not double check part numbers and after operational check dispatched aircraft. Upon arrival of replacement part for aircraft X a check of computer records showed part incorrect obtained proper panel for aircraft X and notified maintenance control foreman of my error and to stop aircraft at XXX to remove wrong panel YYYY from aircraft Y and install correct panel XXXX.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A FOKKER 100 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH THE INCORRECT COCKPIT VOICE RECORDER AND FLIGHT DATA RECORDER TEST PANEL INSTALLED.
Narrative: CVR/FDR TEST BUTTON INOP NO REPLACEMENT PANEL AVAILABLE AT ZZZ. REQUESTED BY DUTY MANAGER TO ROB AVIONICS SWITCHING PANEL FROM ACFT X. PANELS FROM ACFT Y ARE PART NUMBER XXXX SIMILAR IN APPEARANCE TO PANEL PART NUMBER YYYY IN ACFT Z. OPERATIONAL TEST OF BOTH PANEL THE SAME IN ACFT MAKE MODEL. I DID NOT DOUBLE CHECK PART NUMBERS AND AFTER OPERATIONAL CHECK DISPATCHED ACFT. UPON ARRIVAL OF REPLACEMENT PART FOR ACFT X A CHECK OF COMPUTER RECORDS SHOWED PART INCORRECT OBTAINED PROPER PANEL FOR ACFT X AND NOTIFIED MAINT CONTROL FOREMAN OF MY ERROR AND TO STOP ACFT AT XXX TO REMOVE WRONG PANEL YYYY FROM ACFT Y AND INSTALL CORRECT PANEL XXXX.
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.