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An inspector for a carrier reports the failure of technicians to complete the parts tag transactions either through lack of knowledge or lack of responsibility.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 566355 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200211 |
| Day | Fri |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : inspection authority technician : airframe |
| ASRS Report | 566355 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : person 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure contributing factor : work cards contributing factor : engineering procedure contributing factor : manuals performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : training |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
| Situations | |
| Publication | Maint. Proc Manual |
Narrative:
In salvage inspection area. We received many parts with no identify and routing tags and when parts have identify and routing tags they are not properly filled out. We have made complaints to quality assurance, FAA and no training for the mechanics for identify and routing tags aop 3-3-1. Many of the parts are traceable (mr). These tags are not filled out and no training for mechanics. This training should be annual and is not done. Tags normally have no part numbers, no on and off numbers if they are mr units (mr data transaction are required). The same problems exist with repair and return tags. Many of the identify and routing tags are thrown in the trash after the part is installed. These identify and routing tags right&right tags should be put in the permanent paper package. After ever hmv, C check identify and routing tags and right&right tags can be found on the docks. Most of the time removed parts are left on dock also after aircraft has left.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN INSPECTOR FOR A CARRIER RPTS THE FAILURE OF TECHNICIANS TO COMPLETE THE PARTS TAG TRANSACTIONS EITHER THROUGH LACK OF KNOWLEDGE OR LACK OF RESPONSIBILITY.
Narrative: IN SALVAGE INSPECTION AREA. WE RECEIVED MANY PARTS WITH NO IDENT AND ROUTING TAGS AND WHEN PARTS HAVE IDENT AND ROUTING TAGS THEY ARE NOT PROPERLY FILLED OUT. WE HAVE MADE COMPLAINTS TO QUALITY ASSURANCE, FAA AND NO TRAINING FOR THE MECHS FOR IDENT AND ROUTING TAGS AOP 3-3-1. MANY OF THE PARTS ARE TRACEABLE (MR). THESE TAGS ARE NOT FILLED OUT AND NO TRAINING FOR MECHS. THIS TRAINING SHOULD BE ANNUAL AND IS NOT DONE. TAGS NORMALLY HAVE NO PART NUMBERS, NO ON AND OFF NUMBERS IF THEY ARE MR UNITS (MR DATA TRANSACTION ARE REQUIRED). THE SAME PROBS EXIST WITH REPAIR AND RETURN TAGS. MANY OF THE IDENT AND ROUTING TAGS ARE THROWN IN THE TRASH AFTER THE PART IS INSTALLED. THESE IDENT AND ROUTING TAGS R&R TAGS SHOULD BE PUT IN THE PERMANENT PAPER PACKAGE. AFTER EVER HMV, C CHK IDENT AND ROUTING TAGS AND R&R TAGS CAN BE FOUND ON THE DOCKS. MOST OF THE TIME REMOVED PARTS ARE LEFT ON DOCK ALSO AFTER ACFT HAS LEFT.
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.