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Air carrier mechanics complaint about being forced to complete a maintenance activity without the proper tools available as specified in the maintenance manual.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 97278 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198811 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 97278 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | oversight : supervisor |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
While checking for horizontal stabilizer hinge bearing wear, the maintenance manual instructs you to secure a dial indicator to the fuselage. We don't have the proper attachments to do this. My supervisor made me hold the dial indicator on the fuselage. With this method I could not 'zero' out the indicator, and feel the readings I got were grossly inaccurate. Callback conversation with reporter revealed following information. Callback conversation confirmed that economic pressure causes many maintenance procedure to be completed west/O following FAA instructions. Reporter says he has no place to report these problems west/O putting a target on his back. Amfa is pushing the use of ASRS but most mechanics will not take the time to file a report.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR MECHANICS COMPLAINT ABOUT BEING FORCED TO COMPLETE A MAINTENANCE ACTIVITY WITHOUT THE PROPER TOOLS AVAILABLE AS SPECIFIED IN THE MAINTENANCE MANUAL.
Narrative: WHILE CHKING FOR HORIZONTAL STABILIZER HINGE BEARING WEAR, THE MAINT MANUAL INSTRUCTS YOU TO SECURE A DIAL INDICATOR TO THE FUSELAGE. WE DON'T HAVE THE PROPER ATTACHMENTS TO DO THIS. MY SUPVR MADE ME HOLD THE DIAL INDICATOR ON THE FUSELAGE. WITH THIS METHOD I COULD NOT 'ZERO' OUT THE INDICATOR, AND FEEL THE READINGS I GOT WERE GROSSLY INACCURATE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED FOLLOWING INFO. CALLBACK CONVERSATION CONFIRMED THAT ECONOMIC PRESSURE CAUSES MANY MAINT PROC TO BE COMPLETED W/O FOLLOWING FAA INSTRUCTIONS. REPORTER SAYS HE HAS NO PLACE TO RPT THESE PROBS W/O PUTTING A TARGET ON HIS BACK. AMFA IS PUSHING THE USE OF ASRS BUT MOST MECHS WILL NOT TAKE THE TIME TO FILE A RPT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.