While working at General Dynamics Electric Boat, I was tasked with just replacing a component on a system on the submarine. It was just a simple change out of a component that they said was an old, deteriorated component that was clogging the system. I wrote the procedure and charged the “account” that it was under to get the job done (we call them shop orders). Later that week, someone stated that the initial problem with the system was still persisting and asked if I could replace another component on the system. I wrote the procedure and charged the “account” that these simple replacements fall under. Again, the same thing happened where someone called and said the initial problem was still persisting. I then was tasked was taking the entire system out, taking the system to a facility, trouble shooting the system, and then replacing the system after I found the problem. By then, this problem was no longer in the scope of the “account” or shop order that I was using. I had to find another money source for this type of job because the scope crept that much. The problem was eventually solved but it all started with just a little job changing out a component.