An airbus A319 aircraft captain's side stick was replaced without the required CAT-3 test being acco...

Attributes
ACN	744694
Time
Date	200707
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A319
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : technician
Qualification	technician : airframe technician : powerplant
ASRS Report	744694
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other other : 1
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : manuals contributing factor : work cards contributing factor : briefing performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : testing
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Chart Or Publication Company Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Chart Or Publication
Situations
Publication	Procs Manual Updating

Narrative:

I believe the event occurred because the maintenance procedure; maintenance procedure policy manual; and amm is being put together so quickly it's creating lots of confusion on where things are and what reference needs to be put into the logbook. Especially for CAT items. Mr X changed a captain's side stick and I signed it off in the logbook. At the beginning of the night; I questioned my lead and the inspector if the captain's side stick was a CAT III item; and they said no. I pulled the paperwork for removal and installation in chapter X to make sure it wasn't a CAT item and it wasn't flagged on the paperwork as a CAT item; so I didn't run the CAT certification on the aircraft. It came to my attention that it is listed as a CAT item in the maintenance procedure policy manual chapter Y. The chapters aren't linked; so I could see that it was a CAT III item or else I would have run the CAT certification. This self disclosure is for not running the CAT certification on aircraft X. Mechanic found problem and called me and made me aware. Mr Z found and took care of the CAT III certification. Excellent mechanics there.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN AIRBUS A319 ACFT CAPTAIN'S SIDE STICK WAS REPLACED WITHOUT THE REQUIRED CAT-3 TEST BEING ACCOMPLISHED.

Narrative: I BELIEVE THE EVENT OCCURRED BECAUSE THE MAINT PROC; MAINT PROC POLICY MANUAL; AND AMM IS BEING PUT TOGETHER SO QUICKLY IT'S CREATING LOTS OF CONFUSION ON WHERE THINGS ARE AND WHAT REF NEEDS TO BE PUT INTO THE LOGBOOK. ESPECIALLY FOR CAT ITEMS. MR X CHANGED A CAPT'S SIDE STICK AND I SIGNED IT OFF IN THE LOGBOOK. AT THE BEGINNING OF THE NIGHT; I QUESTIONED MY LEAD AND THE INSPECTOR IF THE CAPT'S SIDE STICK WAS A CAT III ITEM; AND THEY SAID NO. I PULLED THE PAPERWORK FOR REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION IN CHAPTER X TO MAKE SURE IT WASN'T A CAT ITEM AND IT WASN'T FLAGGED ON THE PAPERWORK AS A CAT ITEM; SO I DIDN'T RUN THE CAT CERTIFICATION ON THE ACFT. IT CAME TO MY ATTN THAT IT IS LISTED AS A CAT ITEM IN THE MAINT PROC POLICY MANUAL CHAPTER Y. THE CHAPTERS AREN'T LINKED; SO I COULD SEE THAT IT WAS A CAT III ITEM OR ELSE I WOULD HAVE RUN THE CAT CERTIFICATION. THIS SELF DISCLOSURE IS FOR NOT RUNNING THE CAT CERTIFICATION ON ACFT X. MECH FOUND PROB AND CALLED ME AND MADE ME AWARE. MR Z FOUND AND TOOK CARE OF THE CAT III CERTIFICATION. EXCELLENT MECHS THERE.

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.

An airbus A319 aircraft captain's side stick was replaced without the required CAT-3 test being accomplished.