2006-02 · NASA ASRS report 686451
A B757-200 #1 ENG FAN ASSEMBLY INSTALLATION TURNOVER TO NEXT SHIFT WAS POOR TO WORTHLESS AS BLADES AND ANNULUS PARTS WERE MARKED INCORRECTLY.
2 OTHER MECHS AND I WERE ASSIGNED TO INSTALL #1 ENG FAN ASSEMBLY BACK TOGETHER THAT WAS REMOVED ON PREVIOUS SHIFT ON A B757. IT WAS A MAINT TURNOVER. IT WAS QUITE APPARENT FROM THE VERY START OF PUTTING THIS ACFT ENG BACK TOGETHER -- THAT THE FAN BLADES AND THE ANNULUS FILLINGS THAT GO BTWN THE BLADES WERE MARKED WRONG BY PREVIOUS SHIFT MECHS WHILE/DURING REMOVAL OF THE BLADES/FILLERS ON #1 ENG. PAPERWORK/TURNOVER WAS THE WORST I'VE SEEN ON THIS TYPE OF JOB. I ASKED ONE OF THE MECHS WHO WORKED THE JOB AND EVEN HE SAID IT WAS A SCREW-UP TURNOVER AND WISHED US 'GOOD LUCK' PUTTING IT ALL BACK TOGETHER CORRECTLY. AS HE PUNCHED OUT AT THE TIME CLOCK; I CONFIRMED WITH POWERPLANT ENGINEER; MY FOREMAN; AND MY LEAD MECH ABOUT THIS HORRIBLE TURNOVER AND THEY ALL TOLD ME AND MY FELLOW MECHS TO 'DO YOUR BEST TO MAKE IT ALL RIGHT!' I DID JUST THAT. WE DID OUR BEST TO REINSTALL THE ENG FAN ASSEMBLY CORRECTLY. I FELT VERY UNCOMFORTABLE ABOUT BEING PUT IN THIS POS. IT WASN'T RIGHT FOR ME TO HAVE TO CLEAN UP THIS MESS.
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