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An MD80 nose landing gear down lock spring tensioner bungee was replaced account of broken. Aircraft was dispatched without FAA required inspection.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 686748 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200602 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| 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 | 686748 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : inspector |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : work cards contributing factor : schedule pressure contributing factor : manuals performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : inspection |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Chart Or Publication Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
On aircraft X had log page X with discrepancy. Loud clunk observed in cockpit as gear handle was lowered; sounded like nose gear area. All cockpit indications normal. Found down lock spring tensioner bungee to be broken r-hand side nose gear. Removed and replaced spring tensioner bungee on r-hand side reference maintenance manual. Inspection was present during start of assembly but was called away. I failed to have them return for rii buyoff. I realized this as the plane was departing for ZZZ1 where inspection will be accomplished.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 NOSE LNDG GEAR DOWN LOCK SPRING TENSIONER BUNGEE WAS REPLACED ACCOUNT OF BROKEN. ACFT WAS DISPATCHED WITHOUT FAA REQUIRED INSPECTION.
Narrative: ON ACFT X HAD LOG PAGE X WITH DISCREPANCY. LOUD CLUNK OBSERVED IN COCKPIT AS GEAR HANDLE WAS LOWERED; SOUNDED LIKE NOSE GEAR AREA. ALL COCKPIT INDICATIONS NORMAL. FOUND DOWN LOCK SPRING TENSIONER BUNGEE TO BE BROKEN R-HAND SIDE NOSE GEAR. REMOVED AND REPLACED SPRING TENSIONER BUNGEE ON R-HAND SIDE REF MAINT MANUAL. INSPECTION WAS PRESENT DURING START OF ASSEMBLY BUT WAS CALLED AWAY. I FAILED TO HAVE THEM RETURN FOR RII BUYOFF. I REALIZED THIS AS THE PLANE WAS DEPARTING FOR ZZZ1 WHERE INSPECTION WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED.
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.