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A contract maintenance supervisor approved an MD80 slat cable guard signoff by a contract inspector. Gpm requires carrier inspector signoff.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 704732 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200606 |
| 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 | oversight : supervisor |
| ASRS Report | 704732 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe 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 other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : manuals performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Chart Or Publication Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
After looking at the part found to be a wear mark on the outside of cable guard. No apparent reason for the wearing. It looked like a machine/tooling mark; of about .2 thousands; on the outside of the phenolic cable guard. The signoff I suspect is the problem which lacks information of how much wear there was. The other thing the gpm wanted a carrier's inspector; not a contract maintenance inspector inspection. I used my judgement and concurred with 'qc' inspection.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A CONTRACT MAINT SUPVR APPROVED AN MD80 SLAT CABLE GUARD SIGNOFF BY A CONTRACT INSPECTOR. GPM REQUIRES CARRIER INSPECTOR SIGNOFF.
Narrative: AFTER LOOKING AT THE PART FOUND TO BE A WEAR MARK ON THE OUTSIDE OF CABLE GUARD. NO APPARENT REASON FOR THE WEARING. IT LOOKED LIKE A MACHINE/TOOLING MARK; OF ABOUT .2 THOUSANDS; ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE PHENOLIC CABLE GUARD. THE SIGNOFF I SUSPECT IS THE PROB WHICH LACKS INFO OF HOW MUCH WEAR THERE WAS. THE OTHER THING THE GPM WANTED A CARRIER'S INSPECTOR; NOT A CONTRACT MAINT INSPECTOR INSPECTION. I USED MY JUDGEMENT AND CONCURRED WITH 'QC' INSPECTION.
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.