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A repairman mechanic describes the confusion with company policy and the replacement dates noted on their B767's portable halon fire extinguishers. Suggests having the full due date (month/day/year) noted on bottles.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 808036 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200807 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : repairman |
| ASRS Report | 808036 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper documentation 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 contributing factor : manuals |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Chart Or Publication Company Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Upon inspection of a-chk of the B767; checking portable (halon) fire extinguishers; it was brought to my attention that one bottle was due to be changed per paperwork. Due dates are under perception of company policy. Bottle was inspected in jul/08; date due showed sep/08. I assumed it was not due for over 2 months per policy. A way to avoid further inspection problems is to put full date due on bottles such as sep/xa/08. That way there would be no misunderstanding when item is due; per paperwork in either days or in next 2 months to replace bottle.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A REPAIRMAN MECHANIC DESCRIBES THE CONFUSION WITH COMPANY POLICY AND THE REPLACEMENT DATES NOTED ON THEIR B767'S PORTABLE HALON FIRE EXTINGUISHERS. SUGGESTS HAVING THE FULL DUE DATE (MONTH/DAY/YEAR) NOTED ON BOTTLES.
Narrative: UPON INSPECTION OF A-CHK OF THE B767; CHKING PORTABLE (HALON) FIRE EXTINGUISHERS; IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTN THAT ONE BOTTLE WAS DUE TO BE CHANGED PER PAPERWORK. DUE DATES ARE UNDER PERCEPTION OF COMPANY POLICY. BOTTLE WAS INSPECTED IN JUL/08; DATE DUE SHOWED SEP/08. I ASSUMED IT WAS NOT DUE FOR OVER 2 MONTHS PER POLICY. A WAY TO AVOID FURTHER INSPECTION PROBS IS TO PUT FULL DATE DUE ON BOTTLES SUCH AS SEP/XA/08. THAT WAY THERE WOULD BE NO MISUNDERSTANDING WHEN ITEM IS DUE; PER PAPERWORK IN EITHER DAYS OR IN NEXT 2 MONTHS TO REPLACE BOTTLE.
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.