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On airbus A300 aircraft; mechanics unable to accomplish a fuel leak check of the fuel trim tank access plates due to broken fuel trim manifold.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 732726 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200701 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| ASRS Report | 732726 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| ASRS Report | 731650 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Aircraft had work accomplished to the trim tank manifold. After repairs were accomplished; I was unable to xfer fuel to trim tank; to accomplish leak check of fuel access plates. Due to this; signoff boxes deferred. Were to be accomplished at next maintenance visit. Aircraft was put on MEL to prevent any fuel from entering trim tank. Supplemental information from acn 731650: to the best of my recollection; aircraft had fuel tank inoperative broken manifold; unable to xfer fuel into tank; therefore; unable to leak check tank access plates.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ON AIRBUS A300 ACFT; MECHANICS UNABLE TO ACCOMPLISH A FUEL LEAK CHECK OF THE FUEL TRIM TANK ACCESS PLATES DUE TO BROKEN FUEL TRIM MANIFOLD.
Narrative: ACFT HAD WORK ACCOMPLISHED TO THE TRIM TANK MANIFOLD. AFTER REPAIRS WERE ACCOMPLISHED; I WAS UNABLE TO XFER FUEL TO TRIM TANK; TO ACCOMPLISH LEAK CHK OF FUEL ACCESS PLATES. DUE TO THIS; SIGNOFF BOXES DEFERRED. WERE TO BE ACCOMPLISHED AT NEXT MAINT VISIT. ACFT WAS PUT ON MEL TO PREVENT ANY FUEL FROM ENTERING TRIM TANK. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 731650: TO THE BEST OF MY RECOLLECTION; ACFT HAD FUEL TANK INOP BROKEN MANIFOLD; UNABLE TO XFER FUEL INTO TANK; THEREFORE; UNABLE TO LEAK CHK TANK ACCESS PLATES.
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.