Narrative:

On aug/xa/08 I was informed by my manager that on aircraft X while performing an engineering order; transformer rectifier unit ground bracket rework; that the ground idents were not properly installed. It is my belief that if I signed for the new ground identifier to be installed that it was installed or written in permanent marker as per the engineering order; as of the time I signed the block for this step. To fix this problem in the future; have only 2 people assigned-- 1 general mechanic and 1 avionics mechanic. And have each task outlined better in the engineering order and who is responsible for which task. Contributing factors: the engineering order is carried out in a hard to reach space over multiple shifts with artificial lighting and between general mechanics and avionics with little coordination between all involved. Also; parts are sometimes there and sometimes not.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TWO MECHANICS REPORT ABOUT THE CONTRADICTIONS IN FOLLOWING AN ENGINEERING DOCUMENT THAT INCLUDED SURFACE PRIME; GROUND STUD WIRING AND LABELING A TRANSFORMER RECTIFIER UNIT GROUND BRACKET REWORK ON THEIR B767-300'S.

Narrative: ON AUG/XA/08 I WAS INFORMED BY MY MGR THAT ON ACFT X WHILE PERFORMING AN ENGINEERING ORDER; TRANSFORMER RECTIFIER UNIT GND BRACKET REWORK; THAT THE GND IDENTS WERE NOT PROPERLY INSTALLED. IT IS MY BELIEF THAT IF I SIGNED FOR THE NEW GND IDENTIFIER TO BE INSTALLED THAT IT WAS INSTALLED OR WRITTEN IN PERMANENT MARKER AS PER THE ENGINEERING ORDER; AS OF THE TIME I SIGNED THE BLOCK FOR THIS STEP. TO FIX THIS PROB IN THE FUTURE; HAVE ONLY 2 PEOPLE ASSIGNED-- 1 GENERAL MECH AND 1 AVIONICS MECH. AND HAVE EACH TASK OUTLINED BETTER IN THE ENGINEERING ORDER AND WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR WHICH TASK. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: THE ENGINEERING ORDER IS CARRIED OUT IN A HARD TO REACH SPACE OVER MULTIPLE SHIFTS WITH ARTIFICIAL LIGHTING AND BTWN GENERAL MECHS AND AVIONICS WITH LITTLE COORD BTWN ALL INVOLVED. ALSO; PARTS ARE SOMETIMES THERE AND SOMETIMES NOT.

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.