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A B757-300 #2 exciter ignition box was to be replaced on #1 engine; but #2 engine #2 ignition box was replaced in error.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 718391 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200611 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : inspection authority technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| Experience | maintenance technician : 30 |
| ASRS Report | 718391 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | oversight : supervisor |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : 2 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Chart Or Publication |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
On nov/sat/06; changed #2 exciter ignition box on #2 engine of air carrier XXX. I made a mistake and changed the exciter on the wrong engine. By reading the history and seeing it read #2 exciter but #1 engine should have been cleared.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757-300 #2 EXCITER IGNITION BOX WAS TO BE REPLACED ON #1 ENG; BUT #2 ENG #2 IGNITION BOX WAS REPLACED IN ERROR.
Narrative: ON NOV/SAT/06; CHANGED #2 EXCITER IGNITION BOX ON #2 ENG OF ACR XXX. I MADE A MISTAKE AND CHANGED THE EXCITER ON THE WRONG ENG. BY READING THE HISTORY AND SEEING IT READ #2 EXCITER BUT #1 ENG SHOULD HAVE BEEN CLRED.
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.