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An MD80 tail cone release mechanism kevlar lanyard cam assembly was installed incorrectly per job card.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 628798 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200405 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : inspector |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| ASRS Report | 628798 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : inspector |
| ASRS Report | 629415 |
| 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 : 6 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : inspection |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance Environmental Factor Chart Or Publication |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Connection of kevlar lanyard to cam assembly was not installed according to special items card in the upward vertical position.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 TAIL CONE RELEASE MECHANISM KEVLAR LANYARD CAM ASSEMBLY WAS INSTALLED INCORRECTLY PER JOB CARD.
Narrative: CONNECTION OF KEVLAR LANYARD TO CAM ASSEMBLY WAS NOT INSTALLED ACCORDING TO SPECIAL ITEMS CARD IN THE UPWARD VERT POS.
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.