A contract maintenance repair station inspector was informed an air carrier had discovered during th...

Attributes
ACN	964262
Time
Date	201011
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B737-900
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Parked
Component
Aircraft Component	Elevator Tab
Person 1
Function	Inspector
Qualification	Maintenance Powerplant Maintenance Airframe
Experience	Maintenance Inspector 12 Maintenance Lead Technician 8 Maintenance Technician 8
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

August 2011; I was informed by my manager that air carrier X airlines had discovered; during a routine inspection; that the right-hand (right/H) elevator tab control rods where improperly installed with the hi-lok facing outboard (O/B) instead of inboard (I/B). According to [air carrier X] records; I was the last inspector to witness the rod installation. The aircraft has been in-service for over eight months and I cannot verify that no work was performed in this area after the aircraft left our repair station.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A Contract Maintenance Repair Station Inspector was informed an Air Carrier had discovered during their Routine Inspections that the Right-Hand (R/H) Elevator Tab Control Rods were improperly installed with the Hi-Loks facing Outboard (O/B) instead of Inboard (I/B).

Narrative: August 2011; I was informed by my Manager that Air Carrier X Airlines had discovered; during a Routine Inspection; that the Right-Hand (R/H) Elevator Tab Control rods where improperly installed with the Hi-Lok facing Outboard (O/B) instead of Inboard (I/B). According to [Air Carrier X] records; I was the last Inspector to witness the rod installation. The aircraft has been in-service for over eight months and I cannot verify that no work was performed in this area after the aircraft left our Repair Station.

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.

A contract maintenance repair station inspector was informed an air carrier had discovered during their routine inspections that the right-hand (right/H) elevator tab control rods were improperly installed with the hi-loks facing outboard (O/B) instead of inboard (I/B).