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A B737-800 was returned to autoland status by an unqualified supervisor. Airplane was out of autoland due to windshield condition. Window replaced.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 632304 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200409 |
| Day | Wed |
| 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 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| ASRS Report | 632304 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | oversight : supervisor |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : non compliance with mel 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 : manuals performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : unqualified personnel performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : inspection |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | FAA Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Air carrier X PIREP #xx lower WX performance on window heat. Lmp was upgraded by a non qualified supervisor. He is not fleet or lmp qualified on a B737-800.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-800 WAS RETURNED TO AUTOLAND STATUS BY AN UNQUALIFIED SUPVR. AIRPLANE WAS OUT OF AUTOLAND DUE TO WINDSHIELD CONDITION. WINDOW REPLACED.
Narrative: ACR X PIREP #XX LOWER WX PERFORMANCE ON WINDOW HEAT. LMP WAS UPGRADED BY A NON QUALIFIED SUPVR. HE IS NOT FLEET OR LMP QUALIFIED ON A B737-800.
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.