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An A320 was dispatched with a nose cowl anti-ice valve inoperative. The valve was locked in the incorrect position and deferred.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 664136 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200507 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant technician : fcc |
| Experience | maintenance avionics : 15 maintenance technician : 15 |
| ASRS Report | 664136 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure contributing factor : manuals performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : fault isolation performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : logbook entry |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Chart Or Publication Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Aircraft returned to gate with nose cowl anti-ice inoperative. I went to assist the gate mechanic open the cowl and get the paperwork completed. I finished the paperwork and sent the release to the aircraft. I only assisted in the opening and closing of the engine cowl. I observed the mechanic inserting the lockout pin in the anti-ice valve but did not physically check the valve position. To facilitate a timely departure; I signed the form as completed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN A320 WAS DISPATCHED WITH A NOSE COWL ANTI-ICE VALVE INOP. THE VALVE WAS LOCKED IN THE INCORRECT POS AND DEFERRED.
Narrative: ACFT RETURNED TO GATE WITH NOSE COWL ANTI-ICE INOP. I WENT TO ASSIST THE GATE MECH OPEN THE COWL AND GET THE PAPERWORK COMPLETED. I FINISHED THE PAPERWORK AND SENT THE RELEASE TO THE ACFT. I ONLY ASSISTED IN THE OPENING AND CLOSING OF THE ENG COWL. I OBSERVED THE MECH INSERTING THE LOCKOUT PIN IN THE ANTI-ICE VALVE BUT DID NOT PHYSICALLY CHK THE VALVE POS. TO FACILITATE A TIMELY DEP; I SIGNED THE FORM AS COMPLETED.
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.