An engine shop technician reports requesting qualification check for a specific engine compressor bl...

Attributes
ACN	713744
Time
Date	200607
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : maintenance
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : technician
ASRS Report	713744
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : lead technician
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical 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 : engineering procedure performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : training
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Chart Or Publication Company Environmental Factor Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

In talking with the compressor blade planner; I was asking him if he knew for a fact that we were qualified to work on CF6-80c2 blades. Knowing that ati was doing the repairs on stages 3; 4; and 5. I was skeptical that we were qualified and asked to check with engineering. Spoke with technician lead and asked him to check the status of our blade shop's qualifications to do this repair. This was the result of an isolated event that did not consult engineering or shop personnel before changing shop order routing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ENG SHOP TECHNICIAN RPTS REQUESTING QUALIFICATION CHK FOR A SPECIFIC ENG COMPRESSOR BLADE REPAIR ORDER.

Narrative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

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.

An engine shop technician reports requesting qualification check for a specific engine compressor blade repair order.