Narrative:

On aircraft rvsm card number was assigned. I came down to the area where the mechanic was working rvsm to see how everything was going for a turnover for the next shift. There was an engineer; 2 technician crew chief; 2 inspectors and their supervisor; a mechanic and dock supervisor. They were all trying to interpret the maintenance manual structural repair manual and card; about r-hand static port and l-hand altitude static ports. After much delay all parties agreed the area under E58's and 2 were within limits. I was asked to sign E58 being within limits by the inspector; per maintenance manual and structural repair manuals; per figure 18 chart. Contacted engineering and technician crew chief about possible flow chart to help with lack of confusion on card; and maintenance manual and structural repair manual; flipping back and forth; etc.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 JOB CARD TO CHK REDUCED VERT SEPARATION MINIMUM LIMITS ON R AND L STATIC PORTS CAUSED CONFUSION ON INTERP OF MAINT MANUAL AND STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUAL LIMITS.

Narrative: ON ACFT RVSM CARD NUMBER WAS ASSIGNED. I CAME DOWN TO THE AREA WHERE THE MECH WAS WORKING RVSM TO SEE HOW EVERYTHING WAS GOING FOR A TURNOVER FOR THE NEXT SHIFT. THERE WAS AN ENGINEER; 2 TECHNICIAN CREW CHIEF; 2 INSPECTORS AND THEIR SUPVR; A MECH AND DOCK SUPVR. THEY WERE ALL TRYING TO INTERPRET THE MAINT MANUAL STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUAL AND CARD; ABOUT R-HAND STATIC PORT AND L-HAND ALT STATIC PORTS. AFTER MUCH DELAY ALL PARTIES AGREED THE AREA UNDER E58'S AND 2 WERE WITHIN LIMITS. I WAS ASKED TO SIGN E58 BEING WITHIN LIMITS BY THE INSPECTOR; PER MAINT MANUAL AND STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUALS; PER FIGURE 18 CHART. CONTACTED ENGINEERING AND TECHNICIAN CREW CHIEF ABOUT POSSIBLE FLOW CHART TO HELP WITH LACK OF CONFUSION ON CARD; AND MAINT MANUAL AND STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUAL; FLIPPING BACK AND FORTH; ETC.

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.