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An instrument shop lead technician reports signing return to service tags for instruments the reporter had no specific training on or knowledge of.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 612019 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200403 |
| Day | Mon |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : repairman technician : powerplant technician : fcc technician : airframe |
| Experience | maintenance lead technician : 17 maintenance technician : 38 |
| ASRS Report | 612019 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : person 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : unqualified personnel performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor Maintenance Human Performance Company |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
| Situations | |
| Publication | GENERAL PROC MANUAL |
Narrative:
As a lead mechanic with an instrument repairman's certificate, I may have been in violation of far 65.81. From time-to-time, I have signed 8130's for return to service of instrument components worked on by my crew members that I did not have specific training on. This was done due to the fact that although the mechanics were trained properly, they did not possess repairman's certificates. I was asked to do this by air carrier management. It was my understanding that I was authority/authorized to sign for return to service by virtue of my repairman's certificate and related work experience.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN INST SHOP LEAD TECHNICIAN RPTS SIGNING RETURN TO SVC TAGS FOR INSTS THE RPTR HAD NO SPECIFIC TRAINING ON OR KNOWLEDGE OF.
Narrative: AS A LEAD MECH WITH AN INST REPAIRMAN'S CERTIFICATE, I MAY HAVE BEEN IN VIOLATION OF FAR 65.81. FROM TIME-TO-TIME, I HAVE SIGNED 8130'S FOR RETURN TO SVC OF INST COMPONENTS WORKED ON BY MY CREW MEMBERS THAT I DID NOT HAVE SPECIFIC TRAINING ON. THIS WAS DONE DUE TO THE FACT THAT ALTHOUGH THE MECHS WERE TRAINED PROPERLY, THEY DID NOT POSSESS REPAIRMAN'S CERTIFICATES. I WAS ASKED TO DO THIS BY ACR MGMNT. IT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT I WAS AUTH TO SIGN FOR RETURN TO SVC BY VIRTUE OF MY REPAIRMAN'S CERTIFICATE AND RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE.
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.