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A DC9-50 lead technician reports receiving a forward cargo door from stock with the control linkage installed incorrectly, roll pins not safetied, and external handle cracked. Door overhauled by contract vendor.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 626062 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200404 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-9 50 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : lead technician |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| Experience | maintenance lead technician : 6 maintenance technician : 9 |
| ASRS Report | 626062 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : unqualified personnel performance deficiency : training performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : inspection |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Company Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Received overhauled forward cargo door from stock. Stock X control linkage was installed incorrectly and roll pins weren't safetied. External door handle was cracked. Replaced door handle, and removed linkage and properly installed and safetied. This item was overhauled by company Y.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A DC9-50 LEAD TECHNICIAN RPTS RECEIVING A FORWARD CARGO DOOR FROM STOCK WITH THE CTL LINKAGE INSTALLED INCORRECTLY, ROLL PINS NOT SAFETIED, AND EXTERNAL HANDLE CRACKED. DOOR OVERHAULED BY CONTRACT VENDOR.
Narrative: RECEIVED OVERHAULED FORWARD CARGO DOOR FROM STOCK. STOCK X CTL LINKAGE WAS INSTALLED INCORRECTLY AND ROLL PINS WEREN'T SAFETIED. EXTERNAL DOOR HANDLE WAS CRACKED. REPLACED DOOR HANDLE, AND REMOVED LINKAGE AND PROPERLY INSTALLED AND SAFETIED. THIS ITEM WAS OVERHAULED BY COMPANY Y.
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.