2004-08 · NASA ASRS report 627148
AN MD80 HAD A CRITICAL L ENG TORQUE CH PERFORMED BY INSPECTION. THE JOB ACCOMPLISHMENT WAS SIGNED OFF IMPROPERLY.
ON THE NIGHT OF AUG/SUN/04; ACFT X HAD A SCHEDULED T4 NOTCH WEAR ON THE LINE. THE REQUIRED TORQUE WRENCH WAS OUT OF CALIBRATION AND THE ACFT WAS BROUGHT TO THE HANGAR AT APPROX XA00. AFTER THE ACFT ARRIVED AT THE HANGAR A TORQUE WRENCH WAS LOCATED AND INSPECTOR MR X PERFORMED THE T4 NOTCH WEAR. I WAS THE LEAD ON THE ACFT AND SIGNED FOR THE TECHNICIAN'S SECTIONS ON THE T/C (TORQUE CH CARD). THE PROB CAME WHEN WE WERE SIGNING IT OFF AS THE MAINT WOR PACAGE DID NOT LIST THE ACFT NUMBER BUT LISTED TECHNICIAN AND INSPECTION JOB CARD X. THE TECHNICIAN AND INSPECTION JOB CARD WAS NOT AVAILABLE. I CONTACTED MY SUPVR. HE CALLED THE INSPECTION SUPVR MR Z TO SEE IF IT COULD BE DONE PER THE TORQUE CH CARD AND WAS TOLD YES. ON AUG/WED/04; I WAS CONTACTED BY MR X AND WAS TOLD THAT WE INCORRECTLY PERFORMED THE INSPECTION AND IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE BY THE TECHNICIAN AND INSPECTION JOB CARD. PLANNING DID NOT ISSUE A MAINT WOR PACAGE WITH THE CIAA (INSPECTION PROCS) INSTRUCTIONS FOR PERFORMING THE TECHNICIAN AND INSPECTION JOB CARD. THAT ALONG WITH THE INCORRECT INFO FROM THE INSPECTION SUPVR ADDED TO THIS ERROR.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.
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