A dhc-8-200 captain's and first officer's windshields were replaced and had a required fastener retorque time limit; airplane operated beyond time limits.

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Attributes
ACN	705107
Time
Date	200607
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Dash 8-200
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 technician : 15
ASRS Report	705107
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	oversight : coordinator
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other other : 2
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : training
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Chart Or Publication Aircraft
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

Incorrectly assigned windshield re-torque time/flight limits on MEL. Aircraft over-flew time/flight limit for re-torque of windshield fasteners. Notified of mistake at XA00 on jul/sun/06. Contributing factors: I had never MEL'ed in this category (rsi) before. 2) was filling-in in the position (lead man) that day.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DHC-8-200 CAPT'S AND FO'S WINDSHIELDS WERE REPLACED AND HAD A REQUIRED FASTENER RETORQUE TIME LIMIT; AIRPLANE OPERATED BEYOND TIME LIMITS.

Narrative: INCORRECTLY ASSIGNED WINDSHIELD RE-TORQUE TIME/FLT LIMITS ON MEL. ACFT OVER-FLEW TIME/FLT LIMIT FOR RE-TORQUE OF WINDSHIELD FASTENERS. NOTIFIED OF MISTAKE AT XA00 ON JUL/SUN/06. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: I HAD NEVER MEL'ED IN THIS CATEGORY (RSI) BEFORE. 2) WAS FILLING-IN IN THE POS (LEAD MAN) THAT DAY.

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.