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An MD80 technician reports a misrouted slat actuator cable snapped. Technician reports system operated 60-120 operations prior to failure.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 590101 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200308 |
| Day | Tue |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : bur.tower |
| 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 |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| ASRS Report | 590101 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | oversight : supervisor |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : testing performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : installation |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
I came to work and was told someone misrouted #0 cable and it snapped. The system has been actuated between 60-120 times before this cable broke. No noises, funny sounds were heard.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 TECHNICIAN RPTS A MISROUTED SLAT ACTUATOR CABLE SNAPPED. TECHNICIAN RPTS SYS OPERATED 60-120 OPS PRIOR TO FAILURE.
Narrative: I CAME TO WORK AND WAS TOLD SOMEONE MISROUTED #0 CABLE AND IT SNAPPED. THE SYS HAS BEEN ACTUATED BTWN 60-120 TIMES BEFORE THIS CABLE BROKE. NO NOISES, FUNNY SOUNDS WERE HEARD.
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.