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A B737-200 spoiler rotatable variable differential transducer was replaced but did not have the FAA required inspection performed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 696310 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200605 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : lead technician |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| Experience | maintenance lead technician : 16 maintenance technician : 17 |
| ASRS Report | 696310 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| Experience | maintenance technician : 17 |
| ASRS Report | 696309 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| 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 : inspection |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Chart Or Publication Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
While working as a lead technician; 2 amt's working with me were replacing a spoiler rotatable variable differential transducer (position sensor). I look to see if this was an rii. It was not; and I informed the amt's that it was not. The next night at work I realized I had looked up a slat spoiler rotatable variable differential transducer; not spoiler. The spoiler rotatable variable differential transducer is an rii. Immediately; maintenance control center was notified and the aircraft was stopped at its next destination and the spoiler rotatable variable differential transducer was inspected by a qualified rii inspector.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-200 SPOILER ROTATABLE VARIABLE DIFFERENTIAL TRANSDUCER WAS REPLACED BUT DID NOT HAVE THE FAA REQUIRED INSPECTION PERFORMED.
Narrative: WHILE WORKING AS A LEAD TECHNICIAN; 2 AMT'S WORKING WITH ME WERE REPLACING A SPOILER ROTATABLE VARIABLE DIFFERENTIAL TRANSDUCER (POS SENSOR). I LOOK TO SEE IF THIS WAS AN RII. IT WAS NOT; AND I INFORMED THE AMT'S THAT IT WAS NOT. THE NEXT NIGHT AT WORK I REALIZED I HAD LOOKED UP A SLAT SPOILER ROTATABLE VARIABLE DIFFERENTIAL TRANSDUCER; NOT SPOILER. THE SPOILER ROTATABLE VARIABLE DIFFERENTIAL TRANSDUCER IS AN RII. IMMEDIATELY; MAINT CTL CTR WAS NOTIFIED AND THE ACFT WAS STOPPED AT ITS NEXT DEST AND THE SPOILER ROTATABLE VARIABLE DIFFERENTIAL TRANSDUCER WAS INSPECTED BY A QUALIFIED RII INSPECTOR.
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.