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An MD80 check card has a step that requires installation of the main gear door locks. The station does not have door locks. Reporter suggests remove step or stock door locks.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 655245 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200504 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| 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 | 655245 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : tooling contributing factor : work cards performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : installation |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Chart Or Publication Company Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Card item xx open main landing gear doors and install door locks. We do not have main gear door locks at this station. I signed for the accomplishment of the above. Contributing factors: either part xx install door locks needs to be removed from job card (MD80); or we need to have the door locks.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 CHK CARD HAS A STEP THAT REQUIRES INSTALLATION OF THE MAIN GEAR DOOR LOCKS. THE STATION DOES NOT HAVE DOOR LOCKS. RPTR SUGGESTS REMOVE STEP OR STOCK DOOR LOCKS.
Narrative: CARD ITEM XX OPEN MAIN LNDG GEAR DOORS AND INSTALL DOOR LOCKS. WE DO NOT HAVE MAIN GEAR DOOR LOCKS AT THIS STATION. I SIGNED FOR THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF THE ABOVE. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: EITHER PART XX INSTALL DOOR LOCKS NEEDS TO BE REMOVED FROM JOB CARD (MD80); OR WE NEED TO HAVE THE DOOR LOCKS.
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.