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A B737-800 reports possible contamination of hydraulic system due to servicing the system with a pump unit that may have been contaminated.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 676840 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200511 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737 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 | 676840 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| 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 : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : inspection |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Chart Or Publication Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
I svced 'B' system hydraulics as a normal function of the 'B' check duties on nov/tue/05 at XA00. I was told on the morning of nov/wed/05 at XA00 that it was possible that I svced aircraft X with a hydraulic bowser that may have been contaminated. Communication between shifts was inadequate. Aircraft was inspected and no contamination was found in the hydraulic system.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-800 RPTS POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION OF HYD SYS DUE TO SVCING THE SYS WITH A PUMP UNIT THAT MAY HAVE BEEN CONTAMINATED.
Narrative: I SVCED 'B' SYS HYDS AS A NORMAL FUNCTION OF THE 'B' CHK DUTIES ON NOV/TUE/05 AT XA00. I WAS TOLD ON THE MORNING OF NOV/WED/05 AT XA00 THAT IT WAS POSSIBLE THAT I SVCED ACFT X WITH A HYD BOWSER THAT MAY HAVE BEEN CONTAMINATED. COM BTWN SHIFTS WAS INADEQUATE. ACFT WAS INSPECTED AND NO CONTAMINATION WAS FOUND IN THE HYD SYS.
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.