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An airbus 319 was dispatched in non compliance with the incorrect FMGC installed. Correct part number on unit, but wrong effectivity.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 567962 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200212 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| 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 | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| Experience | maintenance technician : 14 |
| ASRS Report | 567962 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician other personnel other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : non availability of parts contributing factor : manuals performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : installation |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Chart Or Publication Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
| Situations | |
| Publication | Illustrated Parts Catalog |
Narrative:
A borrowed FMGC was sent in to fix aircraft. Part was pulled and borrowed tag was made by an individual from station we borrowed part. Paperwork showed correct part number and computer took part when entered. In no circumstance was there a problem during the chkout of part or a rejection when land test was accomplished. Also, trying to work gates for receipt and dispatch as well as trying to fix aircraft could have caused part of oversight, but nowhere on part was there any indication that this was not the part to go on aircraft. Maintenance control set up the borrowing of part and having this part shipped in. Also, several different manufacturing part numbers can be the same class control number. Our paperwork should in the future show both manufacturing and class control for future reference. In the end, the part was removed and the proper part installed on aircraft. No events occurred due to the mix-up.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN AIRBUS 319 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH THE INCORRECT FMGC INSTALLED. CORRECT PART NUMBER ON UNIT, BUT WRONG EFFECTIVITY.
Narrative: A BORROWED FMGC WAS SENT IN TO FIX ACFT. PART WAS PULLED AND BORROWED TAG WAS MADE BY AN INDIVIDUAL FROM STATION WE BORROWED PART. PAPERWORK SHOWED CORRECT PART NUMBER AND COMPUTER TOOK PART WHEN ENTERED. IN NO CIRCUMSTANCE WAS THERE A PROB DURING THE CHKOUT OF PART OR A REJECTION WHEN LAND TEST WAS ACCOMPLISHED. ALSO, TRYING TO WORK GATES FOR RECEIPT AND DISPATCH AS WELL AS TRYING TO FIX ACFT COULD HAVE CAUSED PART OF OVERSIGHT, BUT NOWHERE ON PART WAS THERE ANY INDICATION THAT THIS WAS NOT THE PART TO GO ON ACFT. MAINT CTL SET UP THE BORROWING OF PART AND HAVING THIS PART SHIPPED IN. ALSO, SEVERAL DIFFERENT MANUFACTURING PART NUMBERS CAN BE THE SAME CLASS CTL NUMBER. OUR PAPERWORK SHOULD IN THE FUTURE SHOW BOTH MANUFACTURING AND CLASS CTL FOR FUTURE REF. IN THE END, THE PART WAS REMOVED AND THE PROPER PART INSTALLED ON ACFT. NO EVENTS OCCURRED DUE TO THE MIX-UP.
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.