 |
37000 Feet | Browse and search NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System |
|
An airbus 320 was dispatched in non compliance with a screwdriver laying on the gear unlock breakover arm. No flight problem encountered.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 588443 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200307 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| 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 | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| Experience | maintenance avionics : 3 maintenance technician : 37 |
| ASRS Report | 588443 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | maintenance : lead technician |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : person 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : inspection |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
I was changing nose taxi light, and then discovered left runway turnoff light inoperative also, then changed turnoff light. In hurrying to test lights and dispatch aircraft on time, forgot screw driver that I laid on nose gear near break over arm. Aircraft departed on time. Noticed screw driver missing on next job. Researched back to last used. Tried to recall aircraft, already off ground. Don't lay tools on aircraft. My decision to lay tools on aircraft, improper. My inaction to properly inspect for all tools prior to leaving job site, wrong.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN AIRBUS 320 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH A SCREWDRIVER LAYING ON THE GEAR UNLOCK BREAKOVER ARM. NO FLT PROB ENCOUNTERED.
Narrative: I WAS CHANGING NOSE TAXI LIGHT, AND THEN DISCOVERED L RWY TURNOFF LIGHT INOP ALSO, THEN CHANGED TURNOFF LIGHT. IN HURRYING TO TEST LIGHTS AND DISPATCH ACFT ON TIME, FORGOT SCREW DRIVER THAT I LAID ON NOSE GEAR NEAR BREAK OVER ARM. ACFT DEPARTED ON TIME. NOTICED SCREW DRIVER MISSING ON NEXT JOB. RESEARCHED BACK TO LAST USED. TRIED TO RECALL ACFT, ALREADY OFF GND. DON'T LAY TOOLS ON ACFT. MY DECISION TO LAY TOOLS ON ACFT, IMPROPER. MY INACTION TO PROPERLY INSPECT FOR ALL TOOLS PRIOR TO LEAVING JOB SITE, WRONG.
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.