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An MD80 right engine throttle valve adjustment was witnessed and FAA rii was signed off by inspector. Inspector qualification had expired.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 633586 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200410 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| 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 | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : inspector |
| Qualification | technician : inspection authority |
| ASRS Report | 633586 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician oversight : supervisor |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies |
| Independent Detector | other other : 2 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : unqualified personnel performance deficiency : training performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : logbook entry |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Chart Or Publication FAA Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
| Situations | |
| Publication | Maint Manual Procedures |
Narrative:
I signed the rii block on a work card for #2 engine throttle valve adjustment. I witnessed not realizing I was out of date by several days.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 R ENG THROTTLE VALVE ADJUSTMENT WAS WITNESSED AND FAA RII WAS SIGNED OFF BY INSPECTOR. INSPECTOR QUALIFICATION HAD EXPIRED.
Narrative: I SIGNED THE RII BLOCK ON A WORK CARD FOR #2 ENG THROTTLE VALVE ADJUSTMENT. I WITNESSED NOT REALIZING I WAS OUT OF DATE BY SEVERAL DAYS.
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.