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An SA227 had a nose landing gear door hinge repair and the reporter made the decision not to jack the airplane and swing the landing gear.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 664977 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200507 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | SA-227 AC Metro III |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : inspector |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| Experience | maintenance technician : 15 |
| ASRS Report | 664977 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure contributing factor : manuals performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : testing performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : inspection |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Chart Or Publication Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
During routine landing gear inspection repair was made to nose landing gear door hinges. At the completion of repair and at end of the inspection; the mechanic doing repair and inspector asked me if we needed to do a gear retraction; and I told him no -- it is not required as part of the inspection but should have been complied with due to the nature of the repair. My answer no was incorrect. At that time I was only thinking of the requirements of the inspection and not the repair. I; as inspector and rii; was the final say in the matter (100% responsibility). I know I dropped the ball and realize as an inspector I need to be more aware of workloads and fatigue.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN SA227 HAD A NOSE LNDG GEAR DOOR HINGE REPAIR AND THE RPTR MADE THE DECISION NOT TO JACK THE AIRPLANE AND SWING THE LNDG GEAR.
Narrative: DURING ROUTINE LNDG GEAR INSPECTION REPAIR WAS MADE TO NOSE LNDG GEAR DOOR HINGES. AT THE COMPLETION OF REPAIR AND AT END OF THE INSPECTION; THE MECH DOING REPAIR AND INSPECTOR ASKED ME IF WE NEEDED TO DO A GEAR RETRACTION; AND I TOLD HIM NO -- IT IS NOT REQUIRED AS PART OF THE INSPECTION BUT SHOULD HAVE BEEN COMPLIED WITH DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE REPAIR. MY ANSWER NO WAS INCORRECT. AT THAT TIME I WAS ONLY THINKING OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE INSPECTION AND NOT THE REPAIR. I; AS INSPECTOR AND RII; WAS THE FINAL SAY IN THE MATTER (100% RESPONSIBILITY). I KNOW I DROPPED THE BALL AND REALIZE AS AN INSPECTOR I NEED TO BE MORE AWARE OF WORKLOADS AND FATIGUE.
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.