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Mechanic reports on being extremely pressured by his carrier to perform a new torqueing procedure on a propeller in the engine shop; without an updated maintenance revision.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 785684 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200805 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : cid.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Dash 8 Series Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| ASRS Report | 785684 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : far non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure contributing factor : tooling contributing factor : manuals contributing factor : engineering procedure |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Environmental Factor Chart Or Publication |
| Primary Problem | Chart Or Publication |
Narrative:
I was told to perform a new torqueing procedure on a propeller without an updated maintenance revision in the engine shop. Mr X; mr Y; and mr Z were present during the set-up of this procedure. I had called the manufacturer field representative for information; and he strongly recommended that this procedure not be carried out until the proper tooling became available. I feel company is trying to complete this procedure too soon without the proper tooling and without an updated maintenance manual. I was extremely pressured before the current revision was provided.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MECHANIC REPORTS ON BEING EXTREMELY PRESSURED BY HIS CARRIER TO PERFORM A NEW TORQUEING PROCEDURE ON A PROPELLER IN THE ENGINE SHOP; WITHOUT AN UPDATED MAINT REVISION.
Narrative: I WAS TOLD TO PERFORM A NEW TORQUEING PROC ON A PROP WITHOUT AN UPDATED MAINT REVISION IN THE ENG SHOP. MR X; MR Y; AND MR Z WERE PRESENT DURING THE SET-UP OF THIS PROC. I HAD CALLED THE MANUFACTURER FIELD REPRESENTATIVE FOR INFO; AND HE STRONGLY RECOMMENDED THAT THIS PROC NOT BE CARRIED OUT UNTIL THE PROPER TOOLING BECAME AVAILABLE. I FEEL COMPANY IS TRYING TO COMPLETE THIS PROC TOO SOON WITHOUT THE PROPER TOOLING AND WITHOUT AN UPDATED MAINT MANUAL. I WAS EXTREMELY PRESSURED BEFORE THE CURRENT REVISION WAS PROVIDED.
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.