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The technician working on an airbus 330, during a maintenance check, found later that the under seat life vests were not inspected for time and svcability due to his confusion with the inspection job card.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 607468 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200312 |
| Day | Fri |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A330 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant technician : fcc |
| ASRS Report | 607468 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : work cards contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : training performance deficiency : unqualified personnel performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : inspection |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Chart Or Publication Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
During the past yr, I have been assigned mostly to the afternoon hangar crew. Numerous checks have come through during this time. This specific aircraft I'm not sure of the exact circumstances, but during the check I've found the upper note to cause confusion to the specific task number. I would also like to say that during the 'a' check, I worked with other people on the specific area cords, interior, engines, etc. It's very possible I didn't do that part of the interior check in question. I found other discrepancies and fixed these items which I hope shows that I wouldn't intentionally not repair or program items for repair that were found.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: THE TECHNICIAN WORKING ON AN AIRBUS 330, DURING A MAINT CHK, FOUND LATER THAT THE UNDER SEAT LIFE VESTS WERE NOT INSPECTED FOR TIME AND SVCABILITY DUE TO HIS CONFUSION WITH THE INSPECTION JOB CARD.
Narrative: DURING THE PAST YR, I HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED MOSTLY TO THE AFTERNOON HANGAR CREW. NUMEROUS CHKS HAVE COME THROUGH DURING THIS TIME. THIS SPECIFIC ACFT I'M NOT SURE OF THE EXACT CIRCUMSTANCES, BUT DURING THE CHK I'VE FOUND THE UPPER NOTE TO CAUSE CONFUSION TO THE SPECIFIC TASK NUMBER. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SAY THAT DURING THE 'A' CHK, I WORKED WITH OTHER PEOPLE ON THE SPECIFIC AREA CORDS, INTERIOR, ENGS, ETC. IT'S VERY POSSIBLE I DIDN'T DO THAT PART OF THE INTERIOR CHK IN QUESTION. I FOUND OTHER DISCREPANCIES AND FIXED THESE ITEMS WHICH I HOPE SHOWS THAT I WOULDN'T INTENTIONALLY NOT REPAIR OR PROGRAM ITEMS FOR REPAIR THAT WERE FOUND.
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.