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A base mechanic reports finding a 13mm wrench on the left-hand side of the main transmission deck of an EC135 eurocopter during a daily maintenance check.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 960711 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201107 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | EC135 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Technician |
| Qualification | Maintenance Airframe Maintenance Powerplant |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Maintenance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
I am a base mechanic for an air taxi company. Was preforming a routine daily check on a eurocopter ec- 135t2 aircraft; when I discovered a 13mm wrench on the left-hand side of the main transmission deck. I then notified the director of maintenance. He then directed me to file a report. Lack of tool control.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A Base Mechanic reports finding a 13mm wrench on the left-hand side of the Main Transmission Deck of an EC135 Eurocopter during a daily Maintenance Check.
Narrative: I am a Base Mechanic for an Air Taxi company. Was preforming a routine daily Check on a Eurocopter EC- 135T2 aircraft; when I discovered a 13mm wrench on the left-hand side of the Main Transmission Deck. I then notified the Director of Maintenance. He then directed me to file a report. Lack of tool control.
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.