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An engine shop inspector reports about the numerous maintenance discrepancies they have been finding on their ge cf-34 engines that are returning from contracted foreign and domestic repair stations. The cf-34 engines are used on their crj-200 aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 881695 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201004 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet 200 ER/LR (CRJ200) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Turbine Engine |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Inspector |
| Qualification | Maintenance Powerplant Maintenance Airframe |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural Maintenance |
Narrative:
Upon receipt of engine into the shop visually noted several discrepancies: thrust reverser (T/right) deploy switch loose in mount bracket and not safetied; fuel flow (F/F) transmitter aft attach bracket mounting hardware not attached properly; tailpipe fairing fire loop wiring not attached correctly per engine build-up manual. Refer to component work order for additional discrepancies noted. With the amount of discrepancies noted and degree of errors noted; it appears [that] quality assurance oversight is lacking.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An Engine Shop Inspector reports about the numerous maintenance discrepancies they have been finding on their GE CF-34 engines that are returning from contracted foreign and domestic repair stations. The CF-34 engines are used on their CRJ-200 aircraft.
Narrative: Upon receipt of engine into the shop visually noted several discrepancies: Thrust Reverser (T/R) Deploy switch loose in mount bracket and not safetied; fuel flow (F/F) transmitter aft attach bracket mounting hardware not attached properly; tailpipe fairing fire loop wiring not attached correctly per engine Build-up Manual. Refer to Component Work Order for additional discrepancies noted. With the amount of discrepancies noted and degree of errors noted; it appears [that] Quality Assurance oversight is lacking.
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.