<< >> NASA ASRS Report 695815, May 2006

An A320 was operated for 2 revenue flts then was taken OTS to perform a required test flight for flight control actuator replacement.

Attributes
ACN	695815
Time
Date	200605
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lax.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A319
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 6100 flight time type : 1560
ASRS Report	695815
Person 2
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 25000 flight time type : 7000
ASRS Report	695816
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : testing performance deficiency : inspection
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Chart Or Publication Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance
Situations
Publication	Maint Manual Proc

Narrative:

During arrival to ZZZ1 we had pulled up the paperwork for the next leg and noticed that we had a different aircraft; but we thought we were supposed to keep the airplane that we were currently flying. Upon arrival at ZZZ1; we were informed by the gate agent that we had a plane change due to the fact that our airplane; as he put it; 'I heard your airplane was broken.' after inquiring as to what was wrong with the airplane we were told that during the previous night a control actuator was replaced but the aircraft was never test flown afterwards. When we reviewed the paperwork at ZZZ2 operations in the morning; we had never seen anything on the paperwork or maintenance release document to indicate that anything had been done to the aircraft the night before we flew it.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN A320 WAS OPERATED FOR 2 REVENUE FLTS THEN WAS TAKEN OTS TO PERFORM A REQUIRED TEST FLT FOR FLT CTL ACTUATOR REPLACEMENT.

Narrative: DURING ARR TO ZZZ1 WE HAD PULLED UP THE PAPERWORK FOR THE NEXT LEG AND NOTICED THAT WE HAD A DIFFERENT ACFT; BUT WE THOUGHT WE WERE SUPPOSED TO KEEP THE AIRPLANE THAT WE WERE CURRENTLY FLYING. UPON ARR AT ZZZ1; WE WERE INFORMED BY THE GATE AGENT THAT WE HAD A PLANE CHANGE DUE TO THE FACT THAT OUR AIRPLANE; AS HE PUT IT; 'I HEARD YOUR AIRPLANE WAS BROKEN.' AFTER INQUIRING AS TO WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE AIRPLANE WE WERE TOLD THAT DURING THE PREVIOUS NIGHT A CTL ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED BUT THE ACFT WAS NEVER TEST FLOWN AFTERWARDS. WHEN WE REVIEWED THE PAPERWORK AT ZZZ2 OPS IN THE MORNING; WE HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING ON THE PAPERWORK OR MAINT RELEASE DOCUMENT TO INDICATE THAT ANYTHING HAD BEEN DONE TO THE ACFT THE NIGHT BEFORE WE FLEW IT.

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.