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A shop inspector reports 2 B737-300 radomes were repaired and returned to service without the required final inspection.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 611681 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200403 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : inspector |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| Experience | maintenance technician : 29 |
| ASRS Report | 611681 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : lead technician |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : company policies |
| Independent Detector | other other : pers 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Company Chart Or Publication Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Two B737 radomes may have been improperly returned to service without the appropriate card inspection, documenting their approval for return to service. These 2 radomes were returned to service without receiving an inspection. Air carrier requires inspecting using job card prior to return to service. I believe the 2 radomes were returned to service in violation of company policy. I questioned shop lead mechanic regarding the status and was told no inspections were required. The shop production supervisor told the lead mechanic to make the 2 radomes serviceable. This error could have been prevented if the production supervisor had complied with the provisions as stated in maintenance manual.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A SHOP INSPECTOR RPTS 2 B737-300 RADOMES WERE REPAIRED AND RETURNED TO SVC WITHOUT THE REQUIRED FINAL INSPECTION.
Narrative: TWO B737 RADOMES MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY RETURNED TO SVC WITHOUT THE APPROPRIATE CARD INSPECTION, DOCUMENTING THEIR APPROVAL FOR RETURN TO SVC. THESE 2 RADOMES WERE RETURNED TO SVC WITHOUT RECEIVING AN INSPECTION. ACR REQUIRES INSPECTING USING JOB CARD PRIOR TO RETURN TO SVC. I BELIEVE THE 2 RADOMES WERE RETURNED TO SVC IN VIOLATION OF COMPANY POLICY. I QUESTIONED SHOP LEAD MECH REGARDING THE STATUS AND WAS TOLD NO INSPECTIONS WERE REQUIRED. THE SHOP PRODUCTION SUPVR TOLD THE LEAD MECH TO MAKE THE 2 RADOMES SERVICEABLE. THIS ERROR COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED IF THE PRODUCTION SUPVR HAD COMPLIED WITH THE PROVISIONS AS STATED IN MAINT MANUAL.
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.