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An MD80 was dispatched in non compliance with the APU replaced, but the required FAA inspection logbook entry not accomplished.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 579995 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200304 |
| Day | Mon |
| 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 | 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 |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| ASRS Report | 579995 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : inspector |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : person 2 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Chart Or Publication Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
On apr/mon/03 at approximately XA30, I was asked to buy back the installation of the APU on aircraft X. I was given work card 49-96-82 to work from which was in the bill of work. After the mechanics and I completed our signatures, the aircraft was sent to the gate. At approximately XA30, a fellow inspector told me the APU was removed and replaced in the logbook without an rii circled or signed. I was not aware there was a logbook item at the time of inspection. The aircraft left without the rii signature and without an aircraft release on the logbook page.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH THE APU REPLACED, BUT THE REQUIRED FAA INSPECTION LOGBOOK ENTRY NOT ACCOMPLISHED.
Narrative: ON APR/MON/03 AT APPROX XA30, I WAS ASKED TO BUY BACK THE INSTALLATION OF THE APU ON ACFT X. I WAS GIVEN WORK CARD 49-96-82 TO WORK FROM WHICH WAS IN THE BILL OF WORK. AFTER THE MECHS AND I COMPLETED OUR SIGNATURES, THE ACFT WAS SENT TO THE GATE. AT APPROX XA30, A FELLOW INSPECTOR TOLD ME THE APU WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IN THE LOGBOOK WITHOUT AN RII CIRCLED OR SIGNED. I WAS NOT AWARE THERE WAS A LOGBOOK ITEM AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION. THE ACFT LEFT WITHOUT THE RII SIGNATURE AND WITHOUT AN ACFT RELEASE ON THE LOGBOOK PAGE.
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.