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A shop mechanic attempted to stop the robbing of parts from damaged A320 reverser halves that were painted 'scrapped' in red lettering. The reverser halves were not quarantined; the lead would not stop and the supervisor said there was nothing he could do. Mechanic was later harshly questioned by two supervisors about his role in alerting shop mechanics about the illegal practice.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 891983 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201006 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Fan Reverser |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Technician |
| Qualification | Maintenance Airframe Maintenance Powerplant |
| Experience | Maintenance Technician 22 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Maintenance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft |
Narrative:
An A320 aircraft landed with left landing gear up; and thrust reverser was severely damaged. After investigation thrust reverser (T/right) was scrapped. Swing shift lead in repair shop instructed mechanics to remove parts from scrapped unit; mechanics also washed-off red paint indicating unit was scrapped. Parts are sitting in the shop without any tag indicating serviceability of parts.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A Shop Mechanic attempted to stop the robbing of parts from damaged A320 reverser halves that were painted 'SCRAPPED' in red lettering. The reverser halves were not quarantined; the Lead would not stop and the Supervisor said there was nothing he could do. Mechanic was later harshly questioned by two supervisors about his role in alerting shop mechanics about the illegal practice.
Narrative: An A320 aircraft landed with left landing gear up; and thrust reverser was severely damaged. After investigation thrust reverser (T/R) was scrapped. Swing shift Lead in Repair Shop instructed mechanics to remove parts from scrapped unit; mechanics also washed-off red paint indicating unit was scrapped. Parts are sitting in the shop without any tag indicating serviceability of parts.
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.