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A B737-300 was dispatched in non compliance with a flap selector handle replaced with no FAA required inspection performed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 563492 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200210 |
| Day | Wed |
| 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 | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : lead technician |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| Experience | maintenance lead technician : 7 maintenance technician : 8 |
| ASRS Report | 563492 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | oversight : supervisor |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation 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 | contributing factor : schedule pressure contributing factor : manuals performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : inspection |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Chart Or Publication Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Aircraft X arrived with discrepancy 'flaps difficult to retract from 5 degrees to 1 degree and 1 degree to up after takeoff. Had to attempt several times.' I checked operation and found spring handle was worn and needing lube. I replaced handle and lubed. No further trouble was reported. I inadvertently missed the required inspection item requirement for PIREPS of stiff controls. The repair was not deemed a required inspection item. I informed my supervisor and manager, and next day follow-up action was checked by quality control and found ok. No problems occurred.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-300 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH A FLAP SELECTOR HANDLE REPLACED WITH NO FAA REQUIRED INSPECTION PERFORMED.
Narrative: ACFT X ARRIVED WITH DISCREPANCY 'FLAPS DIFFICULT TO RETRACT FROM 5 DEGS TO 1 DEG AND 1 DEG TO UP AFTER TKOF. HAD TO ATTEMPT SEVERAL TIMES.' I CHKED OP AND FOUND SPRING HANDLE WAS WORN AND NEEDING LUBE. I REPLACED HANDLE AND LUBED. NO FURTHER TROUBLE WAS RPTED. I INADVERTENTLY MISSED THE REQUIRED INSPECTION ITEM REQUIREMENT FOR PIREPS OF STIFF CTLS. THE REPAIR WAS NOT DEEMED A REQUIRED INSPECTION ITEM. I INFORMED MY SUPVR AND MGR, AND NEXT DAY FOLLOW-UP ACTION WAS CHKED BY QUALITY CTL AND FOUND OK. NO PROBS OCCURRED.
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.