SF 340B
Maintenance Airframe; Maintenance Powerplant
Training / Qualification; Time Pressure; Distraction; Communication Breakdown; Situational Awareness
Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
General Maintenance Action
Procedure; Human Factors
Upon arriving for dayshift in the hangar; I found a SAAB 340B aircraft with both left main wheels #1 and #2 removed and the aircraft resting on a bottle jack (axle jack). Upon discovery; directed the [Maintenance] crew to place the aircraft on main jacks to support the aircraft in a safe; level condition with both wheels removed. Jacking procedures are clearly defined in Chapter 07-10-00-02 for the SAAB 340B+ aircraft. [Recommend] quite simply; follow the appropriate maintenance procedures outlined in the Technical Manual (TM). Advise on-coming shift regarding anomalies preventing compliance and maintain a keen awareness of unsafe conditions and attributes as they pertain to employee welfare and aircraft configuration at every level of the maintenance effort. Maintenance Manager.
Upon arriving at company hangar; a Maintenance Manager discovers a SAAB 340B+ (plus) aircraft resting on a bottle jack (axle jack) with both left Main wheels removed. Jacking procedures in Technical Manual (TM) Chapter 07-10-00 were not followed.