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A fokker 100 with a log report of nosewheel disconnect was improperly signed off by not stating the bite test showed no faults.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 572488 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200301 |
| Day | Thu |
| 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 | Fokker 100 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| ASRS Report | 572488 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : lead technician |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : fault isolation performance deficiency : testing |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Inbound flight crew wrote up a nose gear disconnect. I accomplished a bite check on the proximity box, and 'code 15' and only 15 appeared, which is the right main landing gear primary downlock sensor. I neglected to include that the nose gear did not fault on my signoff.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A FOKKER 100 WITH A LOG RPT OF NOSEWHEEL DISCONNECT WAS IMPROPERLY SIGNED OFF BY NOT STATING THE BITE TEST SHOWED NO FAULTS.
Narrative: INBOUND FLC WROTE UP A NOSE GEAR DISCONNECT. I ACCOMPLISHED A BITE CHK ON THE PROX BOX, AND 'CODE 15' AND ONLY 15 APPEARED, WHICH IS THE R MAIN LNDG GEAR PRIMARY DOWNLOCK SENSOR. I NEGLECTED TO INCLUDE THAT THE NOSE GEAR DID NOT FAULT ON MY SIGNOFF.
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.