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An engine shop mechanic reports about receiving another cf-34-3b1 engine from a contract maintenance vendor with repetitive discrepancies involving qec (quick engine change) components; rigging and testing of the engine. Mechanic also noted the lack of adequate quality assurance oversight by his carrier of the contract vendor's work.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 910141 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201008 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | No Aircraft |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Turbine Engine |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Inspector |
| Qualification | Maintenance Airframe Maintenance Powerplant |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Maintenance |
Narrative:
This engine was received from a contract maintenance vendor at ZZZ. Vendor is responsible for installing qec (quick engine change) and rigging and testing. Discrepancies noted on work order were discovered while accomplishing a visual inspection and checking area's that have experienced repetitive problems. Better quality (assurance) oversight [of vendor] is required to assure these repetitive discrepancies are corrected.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An Engine Shop Mechanic reports about receiving another CF-34-3B1 engine from a Contract Maintenance Vendor with repetitive discrepancies involving QEC (Quick Engine Change) components; rigging and testing of the engine. Mechanic also noted the lack of adequate Quality Assurance oversight by his carrier of the Contract Vendor's work.
Narrative: This engine was received from a contract maintenance vendor at ZZZ. Vendor is responsible for installing QEC (Quick Engine Change) and rigging and testing. Discrepancies noted on work order were discovered while accomplishing a visual inspection and checking area's that have experienced repetitive problems. Better Quality (Assurance) oversight [of Vendor] is required to assure these repetitive discrepancies are corrected.
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.