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A B737-700 engine driven fuel pump was installed and inspected by the reporter. Leak check was turned over to next shift.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 672746 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200509 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-700 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : inspector |
| Qualification | technician : inspection authority |
| ASRS Report | 672746 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : inspector |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : 2 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : work cards performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : testing performance deficiency : inspection |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Chart Or Publication Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
I visually inspected the fuel pump installation on aircraft. Due to time allowance/shift change; I was not able to witness the fuel pump leak check. Next shift maintenance proceeded with the fuel pump leak check. If any leaks were detected during the engine runs; maintenance should have documented such items. I feel very strongly my part of the visual inspection was satisfactorily completed. To the best of my knowledge; there was no mechanical breakdown of the fuel pump.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-700 ENG DRIVEN FUEL PUMP WAS INSTALLED AND INSPECTED BY THE RPTR. LEAK CHK WAS TURNED OVER TO NEXT SHIFT.
Narrative: I VISUALLY INSPECTED THE FUEL PUMP INSTALLATION ON ACFT. DUE TO TIME ALLOWANCE/SHIFT CHANGE; I WAS NOT ABLE TO WITNESS THE FUEL PUMP LEAK CHK. NEXT SHIFT MAINT PROCEEDED WITH THE FUEL PUMP LEAK CHK. IF ANY LEAKS WERE DETECTED DURING THE ENG RUNS; MAINT SHOULD HAVE DOCUMENTED SUCH ITEMS. I FEEL VERY STRONGLY MY PART OF THE VISUAL INSPECTION WAS SATISFACTORILY COMPLETED. TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE; THERE WAS NO MECHANICAL BREAKDOWN OF THE FUEL PUMP.
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.