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An A300 was dispatched and flown for 2 legs in non compliance with an open flight maintenance report of suspected tampering with a defibrillator.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 628135 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200408 |
| Day | Wed |
| 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 | A300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| ASRS Report | 628135 |
| 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 : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure contributing factor : manuals performance deficiency : repair |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance Chart Or Publication Cabin Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
| Situations | |
| Publication | Minimum Equip List |
Narrative:
I was instructed to replace a defibrillator on ship X. The only documentation for the replacement was an fmr (flight maintenance report) item suspecting tampering. The inbound crew knew nothing of a fault with the defibrillator and they flew the aircraft for 2 flight legs. The defibrillator is an MEL item and was in service for at least 2 flight legs with the belief of tampering.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN A300 WAS DISPATCHED AND FLOWN FOR 2 LEGS IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH AN OPEN FLT MAINT RPT OF SUSPECTED TAMPERING WITH A DEFIBRILLATOR.
Narrative: I WAS INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE A DEFIBRILLATOR ON SHIP X. THE ONLY DOCUMENTATION FOR THE REPLACEMENT WAS AN FMR (FLT MAINT RPT) ITEM SUSPECTING TAMPERING. THE INBOUND CREW KNEW NOTHING OF A FAULT WITH THE DEFIBRILLATOR AND THEY FLEW THE ACFT FOR 2 FLT LEGS. THE DEFIBRILLATOR IS AN MEL ITEM AND WAS IN SVC FOR AT LEAST 2 FLT LEGS WITH THE BELIEF OF TAMPERING.
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.