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A B757-200 had an APU fuel shutoff valve replaced by a contract specialist requiring center tank entry. Carrier technician reports no required inspection made per carrier's procedure manual.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 540051 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200202 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| ASRS Report | 540051 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : person 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : manuals performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : logbook entry |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance Chart Or Publication |
| Primary Problem | Chart Or Publication |
Narrative:
Aircraft X was in ZZZ on feb/xa/02 and feb/xb/02 for change of APU fuel shutoff valve, due to leakage. Contract workers from company Y specialists, opened the center fuel tank, removed and replaced the shutoff valve and closed up the center tank. There was no inspection or rii sign off for the close-up of the tank per gpm 18-01 paragraph C-10. The fuel tank was not inspected until feb/xb/02 in ZZZ2.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757-200 HAD AN APU FUEL SHUTOFF VALVE REPLACED BY A CONTRACT SPECIALIST REQUIRING CTR TANK ENTRY. CARRIER TECHNICIAN RPTS NO REQUIRED INSPECTION MADE PER CARRIER'S PROC MANUAL.
Narrative: ACFT X WAS IN ZZZ ON FEB/XA/02 AND FEB/XB/02 FOR CHANGE OF APU FUEL SHUTOFF VALVE, DUE TO LEAKAGE. CONTRACT WORKERS FROM COMPANY Y SPECIALISTS, OPENED THE CTR FUEL TANK, REMOVED AND REPLACED THE SHUTOFF VALVE AND CLOSED UP THE CTR TANK. THERE WAS NO INSPECTION OR RII SIGN OFF FOR THE CLOSE-UP OF THE TANK PER GPM 18-01 PARAGRAPH C-10. THE FUEL TANK WAS NOT INSPECTED UNTIL FEB/XB/02 IN ZZZ2.
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.