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A B767-300 technician reports that during a service check on the cabin the supervisor informed the technician only a walk through is required without checking safety items.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 540994 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200203 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| 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 | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| ASRS Report | 540994 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | oversight : supervisor |
| 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 | other |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : testing performance deficiency : repair |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Company Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Company |
| Situations | |
| Publication | Sevice Chk Form |
Narrative:
I was informed by my supervisor that a periodic service check merely requires a walk through the cabin and without checking safety equipment to make the aircraft serviceable. The term serviceable is not clear and open to interpretation. The term serviceable to supervision means a mere walk through the cabin without regard to safety equipment.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B767-300 TECHNICIAN RPTS THAT DURING A SVC CHK ON THE CABIN THE SUPVR INFORMED THE TECHNICIAN ONLY A WALK THROUGH IS REQUIRED WITHOUT CHKING SAFETY ITEMS.
Narrative: I WAS INFORMED BY MY SUPVR THAT A PERIODIC SVC CHK MERELY REQUIRES A WALK THROUGH THE CABIN AND WITHOUT CHKING SAFETY EQUIP TO MAKE THE ACFT SERVICEABLE. THE TERM SERVICEABLE IS NOT CLR AND OPEN TO INTERP. THE TERM SERVICEABLE TO SUPERVISION MEANS A MERE WALK THROUGH THE CABIN WITHOUT REGARD TO SAFETY EQUIP.
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.