An MD80 was removed from service for fuel smell in cabin. Reporter wrote cards for suspected auxiliary tank leak. Reporter alleges maintenance mgrs signed off cards and released aircraft for service.

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Attributes
ACN	638250
Time
Date	200411
Day	Sun
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 : technician
ASRS Report	638250
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : technician other personnel other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : schedule pressure contributing factor : work cards performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : fault isolation performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

I was assigned to aircraft X on nov/sun/04 to address PIREP (fuel smell in cabin). Performed investigative troubleshooting. Fuel smell was noted in aft cabin. Unable to locate source. Aircraft was taken to hangar for suspected leak in aft auxiliary fuel cell. Requiring tank entry. Troubleshooting information recorded on air carrier form. Received phone call about logbook record falsification using my name and employee number by maintenance mgrs. No positive fix to aircraft. Aircraft released for service.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 WAS REMOVED FROM SVC FOR FUEL SMELL IN CABIN. RPTR WROTE CARDS FOR SUSPECTED AUX TANK LEAK. RPTR ALLEGES MAINT MGRS SIGNED OFF CARDS AND RELEASED ACFT FOR SVC.

Narrative: I WAS ASSIGNED TO ACFT X ON NOV/SUN/04 TO ADDRESS PIREP (FUEL SMELL IN CABIN). PERFORMED INVESTIGATIVE TROUBLESHOOTING. FUEL SMELL WAS NOTED IN AFT CABIN. UNABLE TO LOCATE SOURCE. ACFT WAS TAKEN TO HANGAR FOR SUSPECTED LEAK IN AFT AUX FUEL CELL. REQUIRING TANK ENTRY. TROUBLESHOOTING INFO RECORDED ON ACR FORM. RECEIVED PHONE CALL ABOUT LOGBOOK RECORD FALSIFICATION USING MY NAME AND EMPLOYEE NUMBER BY MAINT MGRS. NO POSITIVE FIX TO ACFT. ACFT RELEASED FOR SVC.

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.