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A serviceable PW4060 engine was received from a third party freight hauler with damage caused by an improper tie down that violated the air carrier's truck shipment specifications check sheet.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 808385 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200809 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| ASRS Report | 808385 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence : company policies |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
Svcable engine PW4060 was received with improper tie-down per arln specification engine truck shipment check sheet. Engine was secured in such a manner that possible internal damage may have occurred. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated the third party trucking company had never hauled an aircraft engine before and was not familiar with the shipping procedures for the PW4060 engine. A four inch strap across the top of the engine was used to tie down the powerplant to the truck bed. As a result; the ninth stage ducting was damaged and preloading of the engine bearing module cases was a serious concern due to the strap procedure and truck bed movement during shipment. Reporter stated the PW4060 had a complete boroscope; fan blade and compressor spin restriction check and a test cell engine run for performance evaluation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A SERVICEABLE PW4060 ENGINE WAS RECEIVED FROM A THIRD PARTY FREIGHT HAULER WITH DAMAGE CAUSED BY AN IMPROPER TIE DOWN THAT VIOLATED THE AIR CARRIER'S TRUCK SHIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS CHECK SHEET.
Narrative: SVCABLE ENG PW4060 WAS RECEIVED WITH IMPROPER TIE-DOWN PER ARLN SPEC ENG TRUCK SHIPMENT CHK SHEET. ENG WAS SECURED IN SUCH A MANNER THAT POSSIBLE INTERNAL DAMAGE MAY HAVE OCCURRED. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: REPORTER STATED THE THIRD PARTY TRUCKING COMPANY HAD NEVER HAULED AN AIRCRAFT ENGINE BEFORE AND WAS NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE SHIPPING PROCEDURES FOR THE PW4060 ENGINE. A FOUR INCH STRAP ACROSS THE TOP OF THE ENGINE WAS USED TO TIE DOWN THE POWERPLANT TO THE TRUCK BED. AS A RESULT; THE NINTH STAGE DUCTING WAS DAMAGED AND PRELOADING OF THE ENGINE BEARING MODULE CASES WAS A SERIOUS CONCERN DUE TO THE STRAP PROCEDURE AND TRUCK BED MOVEMENT DURING SHIPMENT. REPORTER STATED THE PW4060 HAD A COMPLETE BOROSCOPE; FAN BLADE AND COMPRESSOR SPIN RESTRICTION CHECK AND A TEST CELL ENGINE RUN FOR PERFORMANCE EVALUATION.
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.