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An MD80 pratt and whitney JT8D-217 complete set of first stage fan blades were received for installation, but included one incorrect blade inadvertently logged.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 596046 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200309 |
| Day | Tue |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| 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 |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : lead technician |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| ASRS Report | 596046 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : inspection |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Chart Or Publication Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
On sep/tue/03, we received one complete set of 1ST stage fan blades to install in RK409S plotted by rotor shop. All blade should have been blax 650 however 1 ea blax 651 was inserted into set of plotted blades which is an 'a' blade 650's are 'C' blades. Upon recording part numbers and serial numbers I failed to catch incorrect blade.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 PRATT AND WHITNEY JT8D-217 COMPLETE SET OF FIRST STAGE FAN BLADES WERE RECEIVED FOR INSTALLATION, BUT INCLUDED ONE INCORRECT BLADE INADVERTENTLY LOGGED.
Narrative: ON SEP/TUE/03, WE RECEIVED ONE COMPLETE SET OF 1ST STAGE FAN BLADES TO INSTALL IN RK409S PLOTTED BY ROTOR SHOP. ALL BLADE SHOULD HAVE BEEN BLAX 650 HOWEVER 1 EA BLAX 651 WAS INSERTED INTO SET OF PLOTTED BLADES WHICH IS AN 'A' BLADE 650'S ARE 'C' BLADES. UPON RECORDING PART NUMBERS AND SERIAL NUMBERS I FAILED TO CATCH INCORRECT BLADE.
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.