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An MD80 mechanic, during a seat modification, removed the technical service order tag removed. Caused by vague and unclr engineering order instructions.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 578289 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200304 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| 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 | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| ASRS Report | 578289 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| ASRS Report | 578290 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : 969 |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure contributing factor : engineering procedure contributing factor : work cards performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Chart Or Publication Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Chart Or Publication |
| Situations | |
| Publication | Engineering Change Order |
Narrative:
Inadvertently removed tso placard during compliance of engineering change order passenger seat phone modification.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 MECHANIC, DURING A SEAT MODIFICATION, REMOVED THE TECHNICAL SVC ORDER TAG REMOVED. CAUSED BY VAGUE AND UNCLR ENGINEERING ORDER INSTRUCTIONS.
Narrative: INADVERTENTLY REMOVED TSO PLACARD DURING COMPLIANCE OF ENGINEERING CHANGE ORDER PAX SEAT PHONE MODIFICATION.
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.