A B737-300 was dispatched in non compliance with an incorrect flight data recorder installed.

Attributes
ACN	557062
Time
Date	200208
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : maintenance
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : technician
Qualification	technician : repairman
Experience	maintenance avionics : 35
ASRS Report	557062
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
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 : 969
Consequence	other other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance
Situations
Publication	Illustrated Parts Catalog

Narrative:

On aug/thu/02, at approximately XA00 I received notification to remove and replace the flight recorder on aircraft X, (fleet) due to thrust reverser problems. Flight recorder was to be read. Part number specified was air carrier X's, rcn XXXX. Part was removed and replaced, functional check was normal. Incorrect installation was noted on aug/sat/02, method unknown. After notification of incorrect part installation I removed and installed with correct part during aircraft's next visit at my station.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-300 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH AN INCORRECT FLT DATA RECORDER INSTALLED.

Narrative: ON AUG/THU/02, AT APPROX XA00 I RECEIVED NOTIFICATION TO REMOVE AND REPLACE THE FLT RECORDER ON ACFT X, (FLEET) DUE TO THRUST REVERSER PROBS. FLT RECORDER WAS TO BE READ. PART NUMBER SPECIFIED WAS ACR X'S, RCN XXXX. PART WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED, FUNCTIONAL CHK WAS NORMAL. INCORRECT INSTALLATION WAS NOTED ON AUG/SAT/02, METHOD UNKNOWN. AFTER NOTIFICATION OF INCORRECT PART INSTALLATION I REMOVED AND INSTALLED WITH CORRECT PART DURING ACFT'S NEXT VISIT AT MY STATION.

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.