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Mechanic reports of an engine produced from the shop as a serviceable engine was found to have a retaining plate not installed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 770872 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200801 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| ASRS Report | 770872 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance 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 : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : inspection |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Engine produced from shop as a serviceable engine. In ZZZ a fan change was performed. At that time the mechanic reassembling the engine could not find all the parts required to complete the fan job. He claims the retaining plate was not installed in ZZZ.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MECHANIC REPORTS OF AN ENGINE PRODUCED FROM THE SHOP AS A SERVICEABLE ENGINE WAS FOUND TO HAVE A RETAINING PLATE NOT INSTALLED.
Narrative: ENG PRODUCED FROM SHOP AS A SERVICEABLE ENG. IN ZZZ A FAN CHANGE WAS PERFORMED. AT THAT TIME THE MECH REASSEMBLING THE ENG COULD NOT FIND ALL THE PARTS REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THE FAN JOB. HE CLAIMS THE RETAINING PLATE WAS NOT INSTALLED IN ZZZ.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.