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A technician assigned to service engine oil on B777 and B767 ETOPS airplanes reports the dial on the oil gun was missing the calibration sticker.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 626351 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200407 |
| Day | Sun |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| ASRS Report | 626351 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician oversight : supervisor |
| 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 |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : tooling contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Company Maintenance Human Performance Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | Company |
| Situations | |
| Publication | Maint Manual |
Narrative:
I was assigned to oil ETOPS trips. I learned the dial oil gun was kept in the supervisor's office and not the stockroom. This practice doesn't allow a procedure to schedule calibration of critical test tools. The oil gun given to me didn't have a calibration sticker calculation of oil consumption of the ETOPS fleet is vital for reliable operations. Dial oil gun must be periodically recalibrated and stored in the stockroom.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A TECHNICIAN ASSIGNED TO SVC ENG OIL ON B777 AND B767 ETOPS AIRPLANES RPTS THE DIAL ON THE OIL GUN WAS MISSING THE CALIBRATION STICKER.
Narrative: I WAS ASSIGNED TO OIL ETOPS TRIPS. I LEARNED THE DIAL OIL GUN WAS KEPT IN THE SUPVR'S OFFICE AND NOT THE STOCKROOM. THIS PRACTICE DOESN'T ALLOW A PROC TO SCHEDULE CALIBRATION OF CRITICAL TEST TOOLS. THE OIL GUN GIVEN TO ME DIDN'T HAVE A CALIBRATION STICKER CALCULATION OF OIL CONSUMPTION OF THE ETOPS FLEET IS VITAL FOR RELIABLE OPS. DIAL OIL GUN MUST BE PERIODICALLY RECALIBRATED AND STORED IN THE STOCKROOM.
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.