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An MD80 aft galley floor was removed to install a doubler per an engineering authority/authorized. Girt bar fittings were removed and reinstalled. Fittings were not inspected.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 712963 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200610 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : cmh.tower |
| 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 | 712963 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : 4 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : engineering procedure performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Chart Or Publication Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
| Situations | |
| Publication | Engineering Authurization |
Narrative:
Mr X and I removed the moon walk flooring in the aft galley to install a doubler on the panel per the ea (engineering order). I removed and reinstalled the girt bar fittings and that was not addressed on the ea. I was unaware that they were an rii (FAA required inspection item).
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 AFT GALLEY FLOOR WAS REMOVED TO INSTALL A DOUBLER PER AN ENGINEERING AUTH. GIRT BAR FITTINGS WERE REMOVED AND REINSTALLED. FITTINGS WERE NOT INSPECTED.
Narrative: MR X AND I REMOVED THE MOON WALK FLOORING IN THE AFT GALLEY TO INSTALL A DOUBLER ON THE PANEL PER THE EA (ENGINEERING ORDER). I REMOVED AND REINSTALLED THE GIRT BAR FITTINGS AND THAT WAS NOT ADDRESSED ON THE EA. I WAS UNAWARE THAT THEY WERE AN RII (FAA REQUIRED INSPECTION ITEM).
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.