After being informed that a required rii inspection had not been accomplished on the left engine idg...

Attributes
ACN	798514
Time
Date	200807
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzzz.airport
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
ASRS Report	798514
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance 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 : inspection performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Company Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

I work as a maintenance control duty manager. I was working the desk when the line maintenance manager from ZZZ called me concerning aircraft X; a B757-200. A few days prior; a ZZZ mechanic had replaced the left idg. Per our procedures manual; you now need rii buy back on all 757's; not just ETOPS 757's; due to the fact we had been missing the rii on the 757 ETOPS fleet. The ZZZ mechanic did not get rii buy- back after replacing the idg on aircraft X. I observed the aircraft was off of the gate in ZZZ1; possibly already in the air. I told mr X I would stop this aircraft to be corrected. After working several other issues that day; I observed aircraft; which was 1/2 way to ZZZ1 from ZZZZ. I called the dispatcher; and explained that aircraft X would have to stop in ZZZ1 to correct the idg missed rii. I then called the maintenance control technician to write a priority code to correct the idg missed rii in ZZZ1. The aircraft was stopped in ZZZ1 and the rii was accomplished. I did not stop the aircraft in ZZZZ and correct the idg rii issue. The aircraft; being in a non compliance state; should have been removed from service in ZZZZ. At the time; I saw no safety issue with the aircraft; but should have prioritized the situation to correct the idg rii.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AFTER BEING INFORMED THAT A REQUIRED RII INSPECTION HAD NOT BEEN ACCOMPLISHED ON THE LEFT ENG IDG CHANGE OF A B757-200; A MAINT CONTROL DUTY MANAGER FAILED TO REQUIRE THE ACFT BE STOPPED AT THE NEXT STATION.

Narrative: I WORK AS A MAINT CTL DUTY MGR. I WAS WORKING THE DESK WHEN THE LINE MAINT MGR FROM ZZZ CALLED ME CONCERNING ACFT X; A B757-200. A FEW DAYS PRIOR; A ZZZ MECH HAD REPLACED THE L IDG. PER OUR PROCS MANUAL; YOU NOW NEED RII BUY BACK ON ALL 757'S; NOT JUST ETOPS 757'S; DUE TO THE FACT WE HAD BEEN MISSING THE RII ON THE 757 ETOPS FLEET. THE ZZZ MECH DID NOT GET RII BUY- BACK AFTER REPLACING THE IDG ON ACFT X. I OBSERVED THE ACFT WAS OFF OF THE GATE IN ZZZ1; POSSIBLY ALREADY IN THE AIR. I TOLD MR X I WOULD STOP THIS ACFT TO BE CORRECTED. AFTER WORKING SEVERAL OTHER ISSUES THAT DAY; I OBSERVED ACFT; WHICH WAS 1/2 WAY TO ZZZ1 FROM ZZZZ. I CALLED THE DISPATCHER; AND EXPLAINED THAT ACFT X WOULD HAVE TO STOP IN ZZZ1 TO CORRECT THE IDG MISSED RII. I THEN CALLED THE MAINT CTL TECHNICIAN TO WRITE A PRIORITY CODE TO CORRECT THE IDG MISSED RII IN ZZZ1. THE ACFT WAS STOPPED IN ZZZ1 AND THE RII WAS ACCOMPLISHED. I DID NOT STOP THE ACFT IN ZZZZ AND CORRECT THE IDG RII ISSUE. THE ACFT; BEING IN A NON COMPLIANCE STATE; SHOULD HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM SVC IN ZZZZ. AT THE TIME; I SAW NO SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE ACFT; BUT SHOULD HAVE PRIORITIZED THE SITUATION TO CORRECT THE IDG RII.

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.

After being informed that a required rii inspection had not been accomplished on the left engine idg change of a B757-200; a maintenance control duty manager failed to require the aircraft be stopped at the next station.