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An EMB145 was returned to service with a nose gear strut extension check accomplished without strut pressure check. Job card required check with pressure gauge.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 667454 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200508 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 145 ER&LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| ASRS Report | 667454 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| ASRS Report | 667455 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : 3 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : inspection |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Chart Or Publication |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Failed to use pressure gauge to check struts. Just did a visual check of amount of chrome showing. All the time lead technician saying plane had to be out at XA00.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN EMB145 WAS RETURNED TO SVC WITH A NOSE GEAR STRUT EXTENSION CHK ACCOMPLISHED WITHOUT STRUT PRESSURE CHK. JOB CARD REQUIRED CHK WITH PRESSURE GAUGE.
Narrative: FAILED TO USE PRESSURE GAUGE TO CHK STRUTS. JUST DID A VISUAL CHK OF AMOUNT OF CHROME SHOWING. ALL THE TIME LEAD TECHNICIAN SAYING PLANE HAD TO BE OUT AT XA00.
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.