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An MD80 during accomplishment of an eco the FAA questioned signoff of work card block with 'not applicable.'
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 649224 |
| 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 |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| ASRS Report | 649224 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| ASRS Report | 649225 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : company policies |
| Independent Detector | other other : 6 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : investigated other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : engineering procedure contributing factor : work cards performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : inspection |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Chart Or Publication |
| Primary Problem | Chart Or Publication |
| Situations | |
| Publication | Engineering Change Order |
Narrative:
Signed eco work card block with 'north/a.' I was informed that I may be questioned by the FAA about paperwork on aircraft X. I would be happy to answer any and all questions and to cooperate fully. We work with engineering constantly to correct paperwork. Error; if any; may have occurred due to not understanding of conflicting information from engineer/management.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF AN ECO THE FAA QUESTIONED SIGNOFF OF WORK CARD BLOCK WITH 'NOT APPLICABLE.'
Narrative: SIGNED ECO WORK CARD BLOCK WITH 'N/A.' I WAS INFORMED THAT I MAY BE QUESTIONED BY THE FAA ABOUT PAPERWORK ON ACFT X. I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY AND ALL QUESTIONS AND TO COOPERATE FULLY. WE WORK WITH ENGINEERING CONSTANTLY TO CORRECT PAPERWORK. ERROR; IF ANY; MAY HAVE OCCURRED DUE TO NOT UNDERSTANDING OF CONFLICTING INFO FROM ENGINEER/MGMNT.
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.