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A B737-300 was dispatched in non compliance with the #5 slat actuator replaced, but the required FAA flight control inspection was not accomplished.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 561249 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200209 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : mynn.tower |
| 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 : airframe technician : powerplant |
| ASRS Report | 561249 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : lead technician |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : gnd crew 2 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : manuals contributing factor : work cards performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : unqualified personnel performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : inspection |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance Chart Or Publication |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
| Situations | |
| Publication | MAINT MANUAL |
Narrative:
I changed #5 slat actuator due to #5 slat xsit overhead not illuminating and xsit light on forward panel staying illuminated. Remove and replaced actuator per maintenance manual. Operations and leaked check good per maintenance manual. I didn't get it inspected. Reason: should have known better.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-300 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH THE #5 SLAT ACTUATOR REPLACED, BUT THE REQUIRED FAA FLT CTL INSPECTION WAS NOT ACCOMPLISHED.
Narrative: I CHANGED #5 SLAT ACTUATOR DUE TO #5 SLAT XSIT OVERHEAD NOT ILLUMINATING AND XSIT LIGHT ON FORWARD PANEL STAYING ILLUMINATED. REMOVE AND REPLACED ACTUATOR PER MAINT MANUAL. OPS AND LEAKED CHK GOOD PER MAINT MANUAL. I DIDN'T GET IT INSPECTED. REASON: SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER.
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.