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A B737-200 was dispatched in non compliance with an airworthiness directive not accomplished. The left and right flap spindle not inspected.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 604194 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200312 |
| 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 | B737-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| ASRS Report | 604194 |
| 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 performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : inspection |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Chart Or Publication |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
On dec/tue/03, I was assigned to work the line performing special item X. As I checked in at the line, I was told that I would also be doing tire pressure checks and cone bolt inspection, plus being responsible for faxing all this information to maintenance planning. I am not surprised I overlooked the 2 chkofs on page 9 of that special item. I do not feel I failed to do my job properly with regards to the duties that were assigned to me. I am confident that I performed the check on these 2 items in question, but because of the amount of paperwork involved, plus the effort in meeting each aircraft at all the different gates at termination, it is possible I could have missed checking off those 2 items.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-200 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH AN AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE NOT ACCOMPLISHED. THE L AND R FLAP SPINDLE NOT INSPECTED.
Narrative: ON DEC/TUE/03, I WAS ASSIGNED TO WORK THE LINE PERFORMING SPECIAL ITEM X. AS I CHKED IN AT THE LINE, I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD ALSO BE DOING TIRE PRESSURE CHKS AND CONE BOLT INSPECTION, PLUS BEING RESPONSIBLE FOR FAXING ALL THIS INFO TO MAINT PLANNING. I AM NOT SURPRISED I OVERLOOKED THE 2 CHKOFS ON PAGE 9 OF THAT SPECIAL ITEM. I DO NOT FEEL I FAILED TO DO MY JOB PROPERLY WITH REGARDS TO THE DUTIES THAT WERE ASSIGNED TO ME. I AM CONFIDENT THAT I PERFORMED THE CHK ON THESE 2 ITEMS IN QUESTION, BUT BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF PAPERWORK INVOLVED, PLUS THE EFFORT IN MEETING EACH ACFT AT ALL THE DIFFERENT GATES AT TERMINATION, IT IS POSSIBLE I COULD HAVE MISSED CHKING OFF THOSE 2 ITEMS.
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.