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A line mechanic reports a paperwork audit of a B737-300 he had released for service after signing-off a logbook write-up for 'unable to align HUD in IMC or VOR'; did not include a reference to their recent procedures manual revision that requires mechanics to contact their maintenance control for CAT-3 upgrade or downgrade.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 870670 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200911 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Heads-Up Display |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Technician |
| Qualification | Maintenance Powerplant Maintenance Airframe |
| Experience | Maintenance Technician 22 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural MEL Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Aircraft arrived at the gate with log item; 'unable to align HUD in IMC or VMC.' performed bite checks and test in accordance with maintenance manual to verify or duplicate HUD fault. No faults were found; could not duplicate align faults. Signed logbook as operational check's normal. I was not aware of the revision of the procedures manual policy. I have made copies of the procedures manual section to inform me of the changes of the manual.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A Line Mechanic reports a paperwork audit of a B737-300 he had released for service after signing-off a logbook write-up for 'unable to align HUD in IMC or VOR'; did not include a reference to their recent procedures manual revision that requires mechanics to contact their Maintenance Control for CAT-3 upgrade or downgrade.
Narrative: Aircraft arrived at the gate with log item; 'unable to align HUD in IMC or VMC.' Performed BITE checks and test in accordance with maintenance manual to verify or duplicate HUD fault. No faults were found; could not duplicate align faults. Signed logbook as operational check's normal. I was not aware of the revision of the procedures manual policy. I have made copies of the procedures manual section to inform me of the changes of the manual.
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.