A DC10-10 was dispatched in non compliance with #1 engine gear box mount link bushing missing.

Attributes
ACN	600555
Time
Date	200311
Day	Sat
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	DC-10 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
Experience	maintenance technician : 13
ASRS Report	600555
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other other : person 1
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : inspection
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

On nov/tue/03, the left forward gear box mount link was removed and replaced for a crack at the lower portion of the link on aircraft X #1 engine. Then on nov/sat/03, it was brought to my attention upon further inspection of the removed link (cracked link) that the bushing installed in the link was not a pressed fit bushing, but indeed a free floating bushing. That's when I realized the newly installed link didn't have a bushing installed in the upper portion of the gear box link. At that time, I notified local management and maintenance control and sent the necessary bushing and tooling to ZZZ for the repair. The repair was accomplished and documented, while the aircraft was on a 3 day layover (previously scheduled).

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DC10-10 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH #1 ENG GEAR BOX MOUNT LINK BUSHING MISSING.

Narrative: ON NOV/TUE/03, THE L FORWARD GEAR BOX MOUNT LINK WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED FOR A CRACK AT THE LOWER PORTION OF THE LINK ON ACFT X #1 ENG. THEN ON NOV/SAT/03, IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTN UPON FURTHER INSPECTION OF THE REMOVED LINK (CRACKED LINK) THAT THE BUSHING INSTALLED IN THE LINK WAS NOT A PRESSED FIT BUSHING, BUT INDEED A FREE FLOATING BUSHING. THAT'S WHEN I REALIZED THE NEWLY INSTALLED LINK DIDN'T HAVE A BUSHING INSTALLED IN THE UPPER PORTION OF THE GEAR BOX LINK. AT THAT TIME, I NOTIFIED LCL MGMNT AND MAINT CTL AND SENT THE NECESSARY BUSHING AND TOOLING TO ZZZ FOR THE REPAIR. THE REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND DOCUMENTED, WHILE THE ACFT WAS ON A 3 DAY LAYOVER (PREVIOUSLY SCHEDULED).

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.