An MD80 left engine was discovered to have a crack on the turbine inlet case. Engine was given a 10 hour fly-back. Technician failed to enter engine serial number on fly-back authority/authorized.

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Attributes
ACN	707360
Time
Date	200608
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	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	maintenance : technician
ASRS Report	707360
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : lead technician
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other other : 1
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Factors
Maintenance	performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Chart Or Publication
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

A crack was found on l-hand turbine inlet case. I notified a technical lead on shift; who notified maintenance controller and was given a 10 hour release to fly the aircraft. I filled out in conjunction with a technical lead a non routine form. Item was correct at a later date. Item was documented on a non routine no serial number was never recorded on the work package.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 L ENG WAS DISCOVERED TO HAVE A CRACK ON THE TURBINE INLET CASE. ENG WAS GIVEN A 10 HR FLY-BACK. TECHNICIAN FAILED TO ENTER ENG SERIAL NUMBER ON FLY-BACK AUTH.

Narrative: A CRACK WAS FOUND ON L-HAND TURBINE INLET CASE. I NOTIFIED A TECHNICAL LEAD ON SHIFT; WHO NOTIFIED MAINT CTLR AND WAS GIVEN A 10 HR RELEASE TO FLY THE ACFT. I FILLED OUT IN CONJUNCTION WITH A TECHNICAL LEAD A NON ROUTINE FORM. ITEM WAS CORRECT AT A LATER DATE. ITEM WAS DOCUMENTED ON A NON ROUTINE NO SERIAL NUMBER WAS NEVER RECORDED ON THE WORK PACKAGE.

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.