An unqualified technician inadvertently cleared and certified airbus 320 aircraft for autoland CAT I...

Attributes
ACN	679047
Time
Date	200511
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : maintenance
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : technician
Qualification	technician : airframe technician : fcc technician : powerplant
Experience	maintenance avionics : 4 maintenance technician : 15
ASRS Report	679047
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other other : 1
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Factors
Maintenance	performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : testing performance deficiency : training performance deficiency : unqualified personnel
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Company
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

Early in 2005; I attended the A320 class for the A320 family of aircraft; received simulator training and OJT training. That allowed me to work on the aircraft for air carrier X. In training; they said that the avionics afs and land verify test could be done by anyone. At the time; I was a mechanic. On sep/mon/05 line awarded an A1 avionics position. Since there was no avionics initial class; I assumed that now in the avionics department I was CAT qualified; but am not. I needed to go to a paperwork class to receive certification. I have been previously certified on several aircraft types that had avionics initial classes. In conversation about CAT signoffs; maintenance/auxiliary certification came up and recurrent training. During this time I found out about the paperwork class required for certification. Poor communication about policy led to this error. I will obviously seek the paperwork class; it has nothing to do with training or ability to do the work; so that I will be in compliance with the rules. This is not a safety issue; but compliance with the procedures. I regret the error and have every desire to abide by the rules.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN UNQUALIFIED TECHNICIAN INADVERTENTLY CLRED AND CERTIFIED AIRBUS 320 ACFT FOR AUTOLAND CAT IIIB OPS. TECHNICIAN DID NOT ACCOMPLISH CERTIFICATION TRAINING.

Narrative: EARLY IN 2005; I ATTENDED THE A320 CLASS FOR THE A320 FAMILY OF ACFT; RECEIVED SIMULATOR TRAINING AND OJT TRAINING. THAT ALLOWED ME TO WORK ON THE ACFT FOR ACR X. IN TRAINING; THEY SAID THAT THE AVIONICS AFS AND LAND VERIFY TEST COULD BE DONE BY ANYONE. AT THE TIME; I WAS A MECH. ON SEP/MON/05 LINE AWARDED AN A1 AVIONICS POS. SINCE THERE WAS NO AVIONICS INITIAL CLASS; I ASSUMED THAT NOW IN THE AVIONICS DEPT I WAS CAT QUALIFIED; BUT AM NOT. I NEEDED TO GO TO A PAPERWORK CLASS TO RECEIVE CERTIFICATION. I HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY CERTIFIED ON SEVERAL ACFT TYPES THAT HAD AVIONICS INITIAL CLASSES. IN CONVERSATION ABOUT CAT SIGNOFFS; MAINT/AUX CERTIFICATION CAME UP AND RECURRENT TRAINING. DURING THIS TIME I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE PAPERWORK CLASS REQUIRED FOR CERTIFICATION. POOR COM ABOUT POLICY LED TO THIS ERROR. I WILL OBVIOUSLY SEEK THE PAPERWORK CLASS; IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH TRAINING OR ABILITY TO DO THE WORK; SO THAT I WILL BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE RULES. THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE; BUT COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROCS. I REGRET THE ERROR AND HAVE EVERY DESIRE TO ABIDE BY THE RULES.

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.

An unqualified technician inadvertently cleared and certified airbus 320 aircraft for autoland CAT IIIB operations. Technician did not accomplish certification training.