<< >> NASA ASRS Report 918846, October 2010

An aircraft inspector reports about progressive checks not being accomplished during the installation of seven new fan blades on an rb-211 rolls royce #2 engine for a B757-200. Emm faulted for being unclear on required checks.

Attributes
ACN	918846
Time
Date	201010
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Parked
Component
Aircraft Component	Fan Blade
Person 1
Function	Inspector
Qualification	Maintenance Airframe Maintenance Powerplant
Experience	Maintenance Avionics 4 Maintenance Inspector 7 Maintenance Technician 2
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

Seven fan blades were removed by a different [maintenance] crew. I was called for the installation of the blades. They were already numbered and were installed according to the numbers on the blades. The engine maintenance manual (emm) needs to express a better way to inform you of the checks; if any; that need to be performed when installing the same blades.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An aircraft Inspector reports about progressive checks not being accomplished during the installation of seven new fan blades on an RB-211 Rolls Royce #2 engine for a B757-200. EMM faulted for being unclear on required checks.

Narrative: Seven fan blades were removed by a different [Maintenance] crew. I was called for the installation of the blades. They were already numbered and were installed according to the numbers on the blades. The Engine Maintenance Manual (EMM) needs to express a better way to inform you of the checks; if any; that need to be performed when installing the same blades.

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.