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An MD80 from a merged carrier had an incorrect right engine ignition exciter box installed. Item was cleared out of a maintenance check.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 596091 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200310 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : flg.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 | 596091 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure contributing factor : work cards contributing factor : briefing performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Chart Or Publication Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
While docking the airplane, setting circuit breakers and removing cowling after task was complete, I went to sign off maintenance work card 71-91-99. While signing paperwork I missed reading item #6 on page #6 of page 44. Warning about installation of air carrier X exciter box on air carrier Y llc series aircraft. Aircraft went through check and arrived at ZZZ. Terminal aircraft ground interrupted.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 FROM A MERGED CARRIER HAD AN INCORRECT R ENG IGNITION EXCITER BOX INSTALLED. ITEM WAS CLRED OUT OF A MAINT CHK.
Narrative: WHILE DOCKING THE AIRPLANE, SETTING CIRCUIT BREAKERS AND REMOVING COWLING AFTER TASK WAS COMPLETE, I WENT TO SIGN OFF MAINT WORK CARD 71-91-99. WHILE SIGNING PAPERWORK I MISSED READING ITEM #6 ON PAGE #6 OF PAGE 44. WARNING ABOUT INSTALLATION OF ACR X EXCITER BOX ON ACR Y LLC SERIES ACFT. ACFT WENT THROUGH CHK AND ARRIVED AT ZZZ. TERMINAL ACFT GND INTERRUPTED.
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.