A B757-200 was dispatched with the incorrect first officer's communication panel installed. Caused by ipc not being updated with revised engineering authority/authorized that changed panels.

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Attributes
ACN	723656
Time
Date	200611
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : maintenance
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : technician
Qualification	technician : powerplant technician : airframe
Experience	maintenance avionics : 20 maintenance lead technician : 20
ASRS Report	723656
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : engineering procedure performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : installation
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Chart Or Publication
Primary Problem	Chart Or Publication
Situations
Publication	Illustrated Parts Catalog

Narrative:

Addressing inbound pilot report. I looked up communication panel in the ipc using filters; and effectivity for aircraft. Part number XXX showed the add to cart button from the ipc for this aircraft. Note at bottom of ipc was missed referring to engineering authority/authorized change XXX deleting original part number. Installed part in aircraft and checked in accordance with maintenance manual. Part showed that it was effective for aircraft except for note in the bottom of the right column stating that the part number had been deleted by engineering authority/authorized XXX.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757-200 WAS DISPATCHED WITH THE INCORRECT FO'S COM PANEL INSTALLED. CAUSED BY IPC NOT BEING UPDATED WITH REVISED ENGINEERING AUTH THAT CHANGED PANELS.

Narrative: ADDRESSING INBOUND PLT RPT. I LOOKED UP COM PANEL IN THE IPC USING FILTERS; AND EFFECTIVITY FOR ACFT. PART NUMBER XXX SHOWED THE ADD TO CART BUTTON FROM THE IPC FOR THIS ACFT. NOTE AT BOTTOM OF IPC WAS MISSED REFERRING TO ENGINEERING AUTH CHANGE XXX DELETING ORIGINAL PART NUMBER. INSTALLED PART IN ACFT AND CHKED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MAINT MANUAL. PART SHOWED THAT IT WAS EFFECTIVE FOR ACFT EXCEPT FOR NOTE IN THE BOTTOM OF THE R COLUMN STATING THAT THE PART NUMBER HAD BEEN DELETED BY ENGINEERING AUTH XXX.

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.