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A B737-300 inspector was given a job card for an airworthiness directive for the rudder front spar inspection. Discovered the inspection was accomplished on a revised job card.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 629230 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200402 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| ASRS Report | 629230 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation 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 : work cards contributing factor : manuals contributing factor : engineering procedure performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : inspection |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Chart Or Publication Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Chart Or Publication |
Narrative:
A problem concerning an airworthiness directive was brought to my attention by my supervisor, discovered by maintenance records. On feb/sun/04, the airworthiness directive was issued for aircraft X. I accomplished this airworthiness directive. After reading the description and inspection of airworthiness directive I idented the front spar and fittings in figure #2 as aluminum. According to the description on page 1, it said that inspection to bolts were not necessary. I was misinformed as to what we were looking at and this just issued was not aware of the inspection. This airworthiness directive has been accomplished and verified spar as graphic. The airworthiness directive has been revised and airworthiness directive awareness taken.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-300 INSPECTOR WAS GIVEN A JOB CARD FOR AN AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE FOR THE RUDDER FRONT SPAR INSPECTION. DISCOVERED THE INSPECTION WAS ACCOMPLISHED ON A REVISED JOB CARD.
Narrative: A PROB CONCERNING AN AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTN BY MY SUPVR, DISCOVERED BY MAINT RECORDS. ON FEB/SUN/04, THE AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE WAS ISSUED FOR ACFT X. I ACCOMPLISHED THIS AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE. AFTER READING THE DESCRIPTION AND INSPECTION OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE I IDENTED THE FRONT SPAR AND FITTINGS IN FIGURE #2 AS ALUMINUM. ACCORDING TO THE DESCRIPTION ON PAGE 1, IT SAID THAT INSPECTION TO BOLTS WERE NOT NECESSARY. I WAS MISINFORMED AS TO WHAT WE WERE LOOKING AT AND THIS JUST ISSUED WAS NOT AWARE OF THE INSPECTION. THIS AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED AND VERIFIED SPAR AS GRAPHIC. THE AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE HAS BEEN REVISED AND AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE AWARENESS TAKEN.
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.