A B737-200 during a flap inspection on the outboard mid flap spindle bearing the retainer part number was to be checked. If a called out number is found it must be replaced with another specified number. Specified number deleted.

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Attributes
ACN	632441
Time
Date	200409
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : maintenance
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : lead technician
ASRS Report	632441
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other other : 1
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	other other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : work cards contributing factor : engineering procedure performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Chart Or Publication Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Chart Or Publication
Situations
Publication	Inspection Job Card

Narrative:

Inspection job card X outboard mid-flap spherical bearing retainer inspection requires that retainer part number 69-76586-1 be replaced with retainer part number 69-61998-1 according to boeing ipc figure 57-53-01 item 75 part number 69-61998-1 is a deleted part number and is no longer available from boeing replacement part number is 69-76586-1, the same part number that si 11427-57 says to replace. Question why are we installing parts that boeing says to discard and are not available?

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-200 DURING A FLAP INSPECTION ON THE OUTBOARD MID FLAP SPINDLE BEARING THE RETAINER PART NUMBER WAS TO BE CHKED. IF A CALLED OUT NUMBER IS FOUND IT MUST BE REPLACED WITH ANOTHER SPECIFIED NUMBER. SPECIFIED NUMBER DELETED.

Narrative: INSPECTION JOB CARD X OUTBOARD MID-FLAP SPHERICAL BEARING RETAINER INSPECTION REQUIRES THAT RETAINER PART NUMBER 69-76586-1 BE REPLACED WITH RETAINER PART NUMBER 69-61998-1 ACCORDING TO BOEING IPC FIGURE 57-53-01 ITEM 75 PART NUMBER 69-61998-1 IS A DELETED PART NUMBER AND IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE FROM BOEING REPLACEMENT PART NUMBER IS 69-76586-1, THE SAME PART NUMBER THAT SI 11427-57 SAYS TO REPLACE. QUESTION WHY ARE WE INSTALLING PARTS THAT BOEING SAYS TO DISCARD AND ARE NOT AVAILABLE?

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.