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3 piper PA31-350 airplanes were dispatched in non compliance due to a required airworthiness directive not accomplished.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 532606 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200112 |
| Day | Fri |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | PA-31 Navajo Chieftan/Mojave/Navajo T1020 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | maintenance : lead technician |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : inspection authority technician : powerplant |
| Experience | maintenance lead technician : 16 |
| ASRS Report | 532606 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : person 2 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : manuals performance deficiency : fault isolation performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Company Chart Or Publication |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
| Situations | |
| Publication | AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE |
Narrative:
Airworthiness directive 2000-25-01 was misread. It superseded 80-26-05 which deals with main gear door hinges and 1 already dye penetrant. 1 of 3 planes set of hinges but 2000-25-01 says you must replace all aluminum not dye any more order and replaced hinges. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated he was unaware of the superseding airworthiness directive to replace the aluminum hinges with steel hinges. The reporter stated a better system has been instituted to make this information readily available to all technicians.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: 3 PIPER PA31-350 AIRPLANES WERE DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE DUE TO A REQUIRED AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE NOT ACCOMPLISHED.
Narrative: AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE 2000-25-01 WAS MISREAD. IT SUPERSEDED 80-26-05 WHICH DEALS WITH MAIN GEAR DOOR HINGES AND 1 ALREADY DYE PENETRANT. 1 OF 3 PLANES SET OF HINGES BUT 2000-25-01 SAYS YOU MUST REPLACE ALL ALUMINUM NOT DYE ANY MORE ORDER AND REPLACED HINGES. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED HE WAS UNAWARE OF THE SUPERSEDING AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE TO REPLACE THE ALUMINUM HINGES WITH STEEL HINGES. THE RPTR STATED A BETTER SYS HAS BEEN INSTITUTED TO MAKE THIS INFO READILY AVAILABLE TO ALL TECHNICIANS.
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.