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An EMB145 was carrying a deferred item for re-inspection of speed tape repair on the wing body fuselage fairing. Logbook indicated inspected; but not in aircraft maintenance history.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 654233 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200504 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 145 ER&LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| ASRS Report | 654233 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : company policies |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : inspection |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
During spot check of logbook; aircraft (tail) found control sheet item to re-inspect speed tape on center wing to fuselage fairing every 100 fly cycles open on control date. After further review of aircraft maintenance history; found nothing and pilot maintenance report's history shows entry dropped off. This is in violation of gpm 12-02 100. Flight cycles not accomplished. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter defined the following carrier logbook terms; microphone is logbook maintenance item control sheet. Maintenance item control allows a quick glance at the logbook to determine if a time controled deferred item is due for inspection or repair. Kva is the complete up-to-date aircraft maintenance history contained in the maintenance computer. Dash is a method of extracting from the aircraft history only pilot reports. Flight cycles is a time controled maintenance item in flight cycles consisting of 1 takeoff and landing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN EMB145 WAS CARRYING A DEFERRED ITEM FOR RE-INSPECTION OF SPD TAPE REPAIR ON THE WING BODY FUSELAGE FAIRING. LOGBOOK INDICATED INSPECTED; BUT NOT IN ACFT MAINT HISTORY.
Narrative: DURING SPOT CHK OF LOGBOOK; ACFT (TAIL) FOUND CTL SHEET ITEM TO RE-INSPECT SPD TAPE ON CTR WING TO FUSELAGE FAIRING EVERY 100 FLY CYCLES OPEN ON CTL DATE. AFTER FURTHER REVIEW OF ACFT MAINT HISTORY; FOUND NOTHING AND PLT MAINT RPT'S HISTORY SHOWS ENTRY DROPPED OFF. THIS IS IN VIOLATION OF GPM 12-02 100. FLT CYCLES NOT ACCOMPLISHED. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR DEFINED THE FOLLOWING CARRIER LOGBOOK TERMS; MIC IS LOGBOOK MAINT ITEM CTL SHEET. MAINT ITEM CTL ALLOWS A QUICK GLANCE AT THE LOGBOOK TO DETERMINE IF A TIME CTLED DEFERRED ITEM IS DUE FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIR. KVA IS THE COMPLETE UP-TO-DATE ACFT MAINT HISTORY CONTAINED IN THE MAINT COMPUTER. DASH IS A METHOD OF EXTRACTING FROM THE ACFT HISTORY ONLY PLT RPTS. FLT CYCLES IS A TIME CTLED MAINT ITEM IN FLT CYCLES CONSISTING OF 1 TKOF AND LNDG.
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.