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A B757-200 was found during inspection request to have an incorrect high pressure fuel pump installed. Pump not in stock. Item deferred.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 724850 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200609 |
| 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 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 | 724850 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : lead technician |
| 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 : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : inspection |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor Chart Or Publication Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Required to check proper part number high pressure fuel pump. Found incorrect pump installed. Noted pump part number and serial number of installed pump. Also researched availability of correct pump. Pump not in stock; but was ordered. Made an information item on flight crew maintenance report and notified lead of item.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757-200 WAS FOUND DURING INSPECTION REQUEST TO HAVE AN INCORRECT HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP INSTALLED. PUMP NOT IN STOCK. ITEM DEFERRED.
Narrative: REQUIRED TO CHK PROPER PART NUMBER HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP. FOUND INCORRECT PUMP INSTALLED. NOTED PUMP PART NUMBER AND SERIAL NUMBER OF INSTALLED PUMP. ALSO RESEARCHED AVAILABILITY OF CORRECT PUMP. PUMP NOT IN STOCK; BUT WAS ORDERED. MADE AN INFO ITEM ON FLT CREW MAINT RPT AND NOTIFIED LEAD OF 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.