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An MD80 was released for service with the standby compass not installed and the cockpit armored door not connected electrically.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 648449 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200502 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| 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 |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| ASRS Report | 648449 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : inspector |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : 3 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : work cards performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : inspection |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
| Situations | |
| Publication | Maint Manual |
Narrative:
Aircraft X departed ZZZ on feb/mon/05 and I was informed by inspection supervisor that the stand-by compass was missing and cockpit door was not electrically connected. The aircraft performed 2 flts on feb/mon/05. The extent of my involvement; I was requested by production to generate a technician's non routine write-up to final inspect area as per reference to eco and clear item #1 to expedite closing out eco.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 WAS RELEASED FOR SVC WITH THE STANDBY COMPASS NOT INSTALLED AND THE COCKPIT ARMORED DOOR NOT CONNECTED ELECTRICALLY.
Narrative: ACFT X DEPARTED ZZZ ON FEB/MON/05 AND I WAS INFORMED BY INSPECTION SUPVR THAT THE STAND-BY COMPASS WAS MISSING AND COCKPIT DOOR WAS NOT ELECTRICALLY CONNECTED. THE ACFT PERFORMED 2 FLTS ON FEB/MON/05. THE EXTENT OF MY INVOLVEMENT; I WAS REQUESTED BY PRODUCTION TO GENERATE A TECHNICIAN'S NON ROUTINE WRITE-UP TO FINAL INSPECT AREA AS PER REF TO ECO AND CLR ITEM #1 TO EXPEDITE CLOSING OUT ECO.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.