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A line inspector reports disqualification of inspection authority/authorized by the FAA due to no record of eye examination. Carrier manual states no examination required due to scope of inspection.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 578824 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200303 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| 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 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : inspector |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe technician : inspection authority |
| Experience | maintenance lead technician : 1 maintenance technician : 21 |
| ASRS Report | 578824 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : person 2 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : assigned or threatened penalties other Other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : inspection |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Chart Or Publication FAA |
| Primary Problem | FAA |
| Situations | |
| Publication | General Proc Manual |
Narrative:
During station visit by FAA inspector, it was brought to management's attention that I was not qualified as a line inspector due to not having an eye examination. In 14 yrs of inspecting, I have never had an eye examination, and I am not a full-time line inspector. (Air carrier has eye exams on file for my other qualifications.) air carrier gn/MM manuals and maintenance head of inspection, state that it is not required for the scope of inspections that I accomplish. The FAA inspector insists otherwise. If this is the case, then none of the hundreds of inspections I have accomplished (since june of 1989) with air carrier are legal. The most recent being on aircraft X on mar/thu/03 ('K' check).
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A LINE INSPECTOR RPTS DISQUALIFICATION OF INSPECTION AUTH BY THE FAA DUE TO NO RECORD OF EYE EXAMINATION. CARRIER MANUAL STATES NO EXAM REQUIRED DUE TO SCOPE OF INSPECTION.
Narrative: DURING STATION VISIT BY FAA INSPECTOR, IT WAS BROUGHT TO MGMNT'S ATTN THAT I WAS NOT QUALIFIED AS A LINE INSPECTOR DUE TO NOT HAVING AN EYE EXAM. IN 14 YRS OF INSPECTING, I HAVE NEVER HAD AN EYE EXAM, AND I AM NOT A FULL-TIME LINE INSPECTOR. (ACR HAS EYE EXAMS ON FILE FOR MY OTHER QUALIFICATIONS.) ACR GN/MM MANUALS AND MAINT HEAD OF INSPECTION, STATE THAT IT IS NOT REQUIRED FOR THE SCOPE OF INSPECTIONS THAT I ACCOMPLISH. THE FAA INSPECTOR INSISTS OTHERWISE. IF THIS IS THE CASE, THEN NONE OF THE HUNDREDS OF INSPECTIONS I HAVE ACCOMPLISHED (SINCE JUNE OF 1989) WITH ACR ARE LEGAL. THE MOST RECENT BEING ON ACFT X ON MAR/THU/03 ('K' CHK).
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.