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A mechanic reports a B747-400 arrived late and thunderstorms were active. He decided to first pull cockpit circuit breakers and tag switches; instead of grounding the aircraft and pining the landing gears first; as required by their jobcards.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 835502 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200905 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B747-400 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Landing Gear |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Technician |
| Qualification | Maintenance Airframe Maintenance Powerplant |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Maintenance |
Narrative:
Airplane late arrival. Therefore did cockpit first. Pulled circuit breakers (circuit breaker's) and tagged switches before grounding aircraft and pining gear. Nothing happened; but situation for accident was possible. Weather: thunderstorms.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A Mechanic reports a B747-400 arrived late and thunderstorms were active. He decided to first pull cockpit circuit breakers and tag switches; instead of grounding the aircraft and pining the landing gears first; as required by their jobcards.
Narrative: Airplane late arrival. Therefore did cockpit first. Pulled circuit breakers (CB's) and tagged switches before grounding aircraft and pining gear. Nothing happened; but situation for accident was possible. Weather: Thunderstorms.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.