<< >> NASA ASRS Report 595341, September 2003

A B747-200 had a required 100 hour inspection performed but the paperwork was lost. The inspection was signed off by a manager to avoid repetition of the inspection.

Attributes
ACN	595341
Time
Date	200309
Day	Fri
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	B747-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : maintenance
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : inspector other personnel other
Qualification	technician : airframe technician : powerplant
ASRS Report	595341
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
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 : logbook entry performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Chart Or Publication Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

My company purchased this airplane for parts. It was ferried to a tear-down facility. Aircraft was reactivated out of storage under a continuous airworthiness program. In order to use the airports for our active airplanes, a certificate of airworthiness needed to be issued. Our maintenance program required, among other things, for a 100 hour inspection to be signed off. This was done prior to the ferry, but the paperwork was lost. On advice of those who did the inspection, I signed for another inspection. A designated airworthiness representative then issued the certificate of airworthiness. I could have done the inspection over but my fellow co-workers would have been in trouble. Also, the company was anxious to start the scrapping of the plane. Redoing the 100 hour inspection would have consumed more time and money.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B747-200 HAD A REQUIRED 100 HR INSPECTION PERFORMED BUT THE PAPERWORK WAS LOST. THE INSPECTION WAS SIGNED OFF BY A MGR TO AVOID REPETITION OF THE INSPECTION.

Narrative: MY COMPANY PURCHASED THIS AIRPLANE FOR PARTS. IT WAS FERRIED TO A TEAR-DOWN FACILITY. ACFT WAS REACTIVATED OUT OF STORAGE UNDER A CONTINUOUS AIRWORTHINESS PROGRAM. IN ORDER TO USE THE ARPTS FOR OUR ACTIVE AIRPLANES, A CERTIFICATE OF AIRWORTHINESS NEEDED TO BE ISSUED. OUR MAINT PROGRAM REQUIRED, AMONG OTHER THINGS, FOR A 100 HR INSPECTION TO BE SIGNED OFF. THIS WAS DONE PRIOR TO THE FERRY, BUT THE PAPERWORK WAS LOST. ON ADVICE OF THOSE WHO DID THE INSPECTION, I SIGNED FOR ANOTHER INSPECTION. A DESIGNATED AIRWORTHINESS REPRESENTATIVE THEN ISSUED THE CERTIFICATE OF AIRWORTHINESS. I COULD HAVE DONE THE INSPECTION OVER BUT MY FELLOW CO-WORKERS WOULD HAVE BEEN IN TROUBLE. ALSO, THE COMPANY WAS ANXIOUS TO START THE SCRAPPING OF THE PLANE. REDOING THE 100 HR INSPECTION WOULD HAVE CONSUMED MORE TIME AND MONEY.

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.