A B757-200 was returned to service in non compliance with the #5 brake installed incorrectly.

Attributes
ACN	540072
Time
Date	200203
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Night
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	540072
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : technician
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : mech 1
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : schedule pressure contributing factor : weather performance deficiency : testing performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : training performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : inspection
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Weather Environmental Factor Aircraft Company
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

On the date I became aware of a possible problem from a co-worker of a brake installation/reactivation on aircraft X, I performed a brake change reactuation per maintenance procedures manual, general procedures manual and maintenance procedures manual procedures for this aircraft brake installation/reactivation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757-200 WAS RETURNED TO SVC IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH THE #5 BRAKE INSTALLED INCORRECTLY.

Narrative: ON THE DATE I BECAME AWARE OF A POSSIBLE PROB FROM A CO-WORKER OF A BRAKE INSTALLATION/REACTIVATION ON ACFT X, I PERFORMED A BRAKE CHANGE REACTUATION PER MAINT PROCS MANUAL, GENERAL PROCS MANUAL AND MAINT PROCS MANUAL PROCS FOR THIS ACFT BRAKE INSTALLATION/REACTIVATION.

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.