A mechanic reports he realized while driving home that he forgot to torque and safety a pulley bolt ...

Narrative:

Working on bag [(cargo)] bay door; repairing a broken cable and dealing with other problems in the bag bay [involving] broken brackets; I became distracted and forgot to torque and safety a pulley bolt for the door cable installation. Driving home; ruminating on the night's events; it occurred to me I had missed (forgotten) a step and [so] I immediately called my supervisor to inform him on the situation. [This was caused by] dealing with multiple problems under time constraints [and] not finishing one job prior to starting another. [The] bolt was in a hard to see position.supervisor contacted maintenance control and called [the] company safety hotline. [The] problem [was] rectified by maintenance at ZZZ; where aircraft landed. Suggest finishing one job prior to starting another; crossing off each step in a printed out maintenance procedure; and double/triple check work if need be. I; the mechanic; was the sole person responsible for this event.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A Mechanic reports he realized while driving home that he forgot to torque and safety a pulley bolt for the door cable on the bag (cargo) bay door after working multiple discrepancies in a DHC-8-300 cargo bay compartment.

Narrative: Working on bag [(cargo)] bay door; repairing a broken cable and dealing with other problems in the bag bay [involving] broken brackets; I became distracted and forgot to torque and safety a pulley bolt for the door cable installation. Driving home; ruminating on the night's events; it occurred to me I had missed (forgotten) a step and [so] I immediately called my Supervisor to inform him on the situation. [This was caused by] dealing with multiple problems under time constraints [and] not finishing one job prior to starting another. [The] bolt was in a hard to see position.Supervisor contacted Maintenance Control and called [the] company safety hotline. [The] problem [was] rectified by Maintenance at ZZZ; where aircraft landed. Suggest finishing one job prior to starting another; crossing off each step in a printed out maintenance procedure; and double/triple check work if need be. I; the Mechanic; was the sole person responsible for this event.

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.

Attributes
ACN	943859
Time
Date	201104
Local Time Of Day	0001-0600
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Dash 8-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Cargo Door
Person 1
Function	Technician
Qualification	Maintenance Airframe Maintenance Powerplant
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

A mechanic reports he realized while driving home that he forgot to torque and safety a pulley bolt for the door cable on the bag (cargo) bay door after working multiple discrepancies in a dhc-8-300 cargo bay compartment.