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A B737-800 #2 engine was run for a leak check. After run; the firewall handle was pulled with no notification. Further checks on engine work affected.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 661846 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200506 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-800 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| ASRS Report | 661846 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| ASRS Report | 661845 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : 3 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : lighting contributing factor : work cards performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Chart Or Publication Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Performed engine run/leak check then upon shutdown of engine; pulled fire handle for further engine work and may have forgotten to reset fire handle. Self disclosed and discussed with other employees and supervisor. I should have notified other mechanic that I pulled fire handle. Supplemental information from acn 661845: gate is a dark gate with insufficient lighting.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-800 #2 ENG WAS RUN FOR A LEAK CHK. AFTER RUN; THE FIREWALL HANDLE WAS PULLED WITH NO NOTIFICATION. FURTHER CHKS ON ENG WORK AFFECTED.
Narrative: PERFORMED ENG RUN/LEAK CHK THEN UPON SHUTDOWN OF ENG; PULLED FIRE HANDLE FOR FURTHER ENG WORK AND MAY HAVE FORGOTTEN TO RESET FIRE HANDLE. SELF DISCLOSED AND DISCUSSED WITH OTHER EMPLOYEES AND SUPVR. I SHOULD HAVE NOTIFIED OTHER MECH THAT I PULLED FIRE HANDLE. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 661845: GATE IS A DARK GATE WITH INSUFFICIENT LIGHTING.
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.