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A B767 was dispatched in non compliance with a VHF communication unit replaced that was not ETOPS qualified.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 587727 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200307 |
| 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 | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : p31.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767 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 : airframe technician : powerplant |
| Experience | maintenance technician : 35 |
| ASRS Report | 587727 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : lead technician |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : company policies |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure contributing factor : manuals performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : installation |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Chart Or Publication Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Inbound write-up as reception intermittent on left VHF. Lead called maintenance control for unit part number. Lead delivered unit to aircraft. I installed the unit, did communication test with tower and made log entry. Other TCASII items kept us from completing check and making due entries. Aircraft dispatched late after repairs and discrepancy was noted, wrong part (non ETOPS) was installed. VHF was changed at next station.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B767 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH A VHF COM UNIT REPLACED THAT WAS NOT ETOPS QUALIFIED.
Narrative: INBOUND WRITE-UP AS RECEPTION INTERMITTENT ON L VHF. LEAD CALLED MAINT CTL FOR UNIT PART NUMBER. LEAD DELIVERED UNIT TO ACFT. I INSTALLED THE UNIT, DID COM TEST WITH TWR AND MADE LOG ENTRY. OTHER TCASII ITEMS KEPT US FROM COMPLETING CHK AND MAKING DUE ENTRIES. ACFT DISPATCHED LATE AFTER REPAIRS AND DISCREPANCY WAS NOTED, WRONG PART (NON ETOPS) WAS INSTALLED. VHF WAS CHANGED AT NEXT STATION.
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.