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During a service check of a B767-300, a technique found a bird strike on the right engine inlet cowl. During a medical emergency the bird strike was not written up.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 635737 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200410 |
| Day | Mon |
| 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 | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| ASRS Report | 635737 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical inflight encounter : birds maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : logbook entry |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Environmental Factor Chart Or Publication Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
While accomplishing sjc service check job card XXXX, discovered bird strike on right engine inlet cowl. Before completing paperwork for walkaround, a fellow mechanic got injured, assisted mechanic to medical attention. During confusion while completing paperwork, forgot to document bird strike.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: DURING A SVC CHK OF A B767-300, A TECHNIQUE FOUND A BIRD STRIKE ON THE R ENG INLET COWL. DURING A MEDICAL EMER THE BIRD STRIKE WAS NOT WRITTEN UP.
Narrative: WHILE ACCOMPLISHING SJC SVC CHK JOB CARD XXXX, DISCOVERED BIRD STRIKE ON R ENG INLET COWL. BEFORE COMPLETING PAPERWORK FOR WALKAROUND, A FELLOW MECH GOT INJURED, ASSISTED MECH TO MEDICAL ATTN. DURING CONFUSION WHILE COMPLETING PAPERWORK, FORGOT TO DOCUMENT BIRD STRIKE.
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.