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An MD80 had the nose steering actuator adjusted per the maintenance manual. Aircraft was dispatched without the FAA required inspection.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 664991 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200507 |
| 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 |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| ASRS Report | 664991 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| ASRS Report | 664992 |
| 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 : 3 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : work cards contributing factor : manuals performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Chart Or Publication Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
After adjusting nosewheel steering per maintenance manual; failed to identify rii requirement per gpm. Normal lead technician left prior to completion of job on field trip. Replacement lead technician was unaware of requirement; as was supervision. Breakdown in communication between amt; lead technician supervisor.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 HAD THE NOSE STEERING ACTUATOR ADJUSTED PER THE MAINT MANUAL. ACFT WAS DISPATCHED WITHOUT THE FAA REQUIRED INSPECTION.
Narrative: AFTER ADJUSTING NOSEWHEEL STEERING PER MAINT MANUAL; FAILED TO IDENT RII REQUIREMENT PER GPM. NORMAL LEAD TECHNICIAN LEFT PRIOR TO COMPLETION OF JOB ON FIELD TRIP. REPLACEMENT LEAD TECHNICIAN WAS UNAWARE OF REQUIREMENT; AS WAS SUPERVISION. BREAKDOWN IN COM BTWN AMT; LEAD TECHNICIAN SUPVR.
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.