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A DASH8-400 crew seat was discovered during a heavy check to have been assembled or repaired improperly.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 725787 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200701 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Dash 8-400 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | oversight : supervisor |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| ASRS Report | 725787 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : 2 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : inspection |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
We began the inspection process for a dash 8 Q-400 crew seat that was removed from aircraft for c-chk inspection. After cleaning the seat assembly we noted that the r-hand brace was not secured to the RAIL gripper. The brace and RAIL attaching hardware at the opposite side was found loose as well. At this time this component is undergoing a full inspection per the cmm (component maintenance manual) and mpm (maintenance procedures manual) c-chk requirements before return to service.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A DASH8-400 CREW SEAT WAS DISCOVERED DURING A HVY CHK TO HAVE BEEN ASSEMBLED OR REPAIRED IMPROPERLY.
Narrative: WE BEGAN THE INSPECTION PROCESS FOR A DASH 8 Q-400 CREW SEAT THAT WAS REMOVED FROM ACFT FOR C-CHK INSPECTION. AFTER CLEANING THE SEAT ASSEMBLY WE NOTED THAT THE R-HAND BRACE WAS NOT SECURED TO THE RAIL GRIPPER. THE BRACE AND RAIL ATTACHING HARDWARE AT THE OPPOSITE SIDE WAS FOUND LOOSE AS WELL. AT THIS TIME THIS COMPONENT IS UNDERGOING A FULL INSPECTION PER THE CMM (COMPONENT MAINT MANUAL) AND MPM (MAINT PROCS MANUAL) C-CHK REQUIREMENTS BEFORE RETURN TO SVC.
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.