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A cessna 182P aircraft was found by FBO maintenance inspector to have had incorrect brake calipers installed 15 yrs ago in foreign country.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 728906 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200701 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : charter |
| Make Model Name | Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : charter |
| Function | maintenance : inspector |
| Qualification | technician : inspection authority |
| Experience | maintenance lead technician : 14 |
| ASRS Report | 728906 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Found when inspecting and ordering parts incorrect brake calipers were installed on aircraft. Installed in foreign country when registered there. Incorrect parts have been on this aircraft over 15 yrs. Only found out by ordering parts that they were incorrect. Replaced with new correct brake calipers and aircraft released for flight.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A CESSNA 182P ACFT WAS FOUND BY FBO MAINT INSPECTOR TO HAVE HAD INCORRECT BRAKE CALIPERS INSTALLED 15 YRS AGO IN FOREIGN COUNTRY.
Narrative: FOUND WHEN INSPECTING AND ORDERING PARTS INCORRECT BRAKE CALIPERS WERE INSTALLED ON ACFT. INSTALLED IN FOREIGN COUNTRY WHEN REGISTERED THERE. INCORRECT PARTS HAVE BEEN ON THIS ACFT OVER 15 YRS. ONLY FOUND OUT BY ORDERING PARTS THAT THEY WERE INCORRECT. REPLACED WITH NEW CORRECT BRAKE CALIPERS AND ACFT RELEASED FOR FLT.
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.