Mechanic reports his carrier received an overhauled left hand fan cowl and FAA 8130 form for an A320 engine; that had 32 write-ups listed for the cowl.

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Attributes
ACN	804403
Time
Date	200809
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : technician
ASRS Report	804403
Events
Anomaly	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	contributing factor : briefing performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : repair
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Fan cowl door V2500 l-hand was received from vendor with 8130 form with 32 write-ups on it. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated the A320 engine fan cowl was suppose to be an overhauled part from an outside repair vendor.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MECHANIC REPORTS HIS CARRIER RECEIVED AN OVERHAULED LEFT HAND FAN COWL AND FAA 8130 FORM FOR AN A320 ENG; THAT HAD 32 WRITE-UPS LISTED FOR THE COWL.

Narrative: FAN COWL DOOR V2500 L-HAND WAS RECEIVED FROM VENDOR WITH 8130 FORM WITH 32 WRITE-UPS ON IT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: REPORTER STATED THE A320 ENGINE FAN COWL WAS SUPPOSE TO BE AN OVERHAULED PART FROM AN OUTSIDE REPAIR VENDOR.

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.