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A B757-200 lead inspector reports the carrier has removed the inspection requirement for aileron and rudder free play checks.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 561894 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200209 |
| Day | Fri |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : inspector |
| Qualification | technician : inspection authority technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| Experience | maintenance lead technician : 5 maintenance technician : 19 |
| ASRS Report | 561894 |
| 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 | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Chart Or Publication Company Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Company |
| Situations | |
| Publication | FAA REQIRED INPECTION ITEMS |
Narrative:
On sep/fri/02, an inspector for air carrier X informed me, his lead inspector, the newly revised (may/mon/02) job procedure card xxxxxx (aileron freeplay check) had been changed to exclude the inspector. I sent a company report into the company that day. On oct/tue/02 I learned that the inspector had been removed from the rudder surface freeplay job procedure card (yy/YYYY) as well. I sent a company report into the company on that issue as well. Historically, inspection has been involved with these routine checks of flight controls. To this date (oct/sat/02) the company has made no changes, nor have they resolved this issue. The maintenance policy and procedure manual is quite clear about required inspection items (360-10).
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757-200 LEAD INSPECTOR RPTS THE CARRIER HAS REMOVED THE INSPECTION REQUIREMENT FOR AILERON AND RUDDER FREE PLAY CHKS.
Narrative: ON SEP/FRI/02, AN INSPECTOR FOR ACR X INFORMED ME, HIS LEAD INSPECTOR, THE NEWLY REVISED (MAY/MON/02) JOB PROC CARD XXXXXX (AILERON FREEPLAY CHK) HAD BEEN CHANGED TO EXCLUDE THE INSPECTOR. I SENT A COMPANY RPT INTO THE COMPANY THAT DAY. ON OCT/TUE/02 I LEARNED THAT THE INSPECTOR HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM THE RUDDER SURFACE FREEPLAY JOB PROC CARD (YY/YYYY) AS WELL. I SENT A COMPANY RPT INTO THE COMPANY ON THAT ISSUE AS WELL. HISTORICALLY, INSPECTION HAS BEEN INVOLVED WITH THESE ROUTINE CHKS OF FLT CTLS. TO THIS DATE (OCT/SAT/02) THE COMPANY HAS MADE NO CHANGES, NOR HAVE THEY RESOLVED THIS ISSUE. THE MAINT POLICY AND PROC MANUAL IS QUITE CLR ABOUT REQUIRED INSPECTION ITEMS (360-10).
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.