A maintenance technician overlooked the note in the structural repair manual and deferred damage tha...

Narrative:

While working 1st shift line when [I] received a gate call. The pilot noticed that the aileron looked fuzzy on the trailing edge. I notified maintenance control and they conferred in technical services; and all 3 of us reviewed [structural repair manual] (srm) and focused on sheet 4 notes (K) & (M) which gave the damage allowance. We failed to notice on page 2 'note: critical areas (shaded) contact boeing.' I deferred the item and released the aircraft. [I then] discovered that the damage was within the critical area. The note about the critical area was overlooked and the 'allowable damage' table was the focus of attention. The note should be in bold print on the figure page in the structural repair manual.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A Maintenance Technician overlooked the note in the Structural Repair Manual and deferred damage that required Boeing approval. At some point later this information he was advised of this information and the aircraft was repaired.

Narrative: While working 1st shift Line when [I] received a gate call. The pilot noticed that the aileron looked fuzzy on the trailing edge. I notified Maintenance Control and they conferred in Technical Services; and all 3 of us reviewed [Structural Repair Manual] (SRM) and focused on sheet 4 notes (K) & (M) which gave the damage allowance. We failed to notice on page 2 'NOTE: critical areas (shaded) contact Boeing.' I deferred the item and released the aircraft. [I then] discovered that the damage was within the critical area. The note about the critical area was overlooked and the 'allowable damage' table was the focus of attention. The note should be in bold print on the figure page in the Structural Repair Manual.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.

Attributes
ACN	1045676
Time
Date	201209
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Parked
Component
Aircraft Component	Aileron
Person 1
Function	Technician
Qualification	Maintenance Airframe Maintenance Powerplant
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

A maintenance technician overlooked the note in the structural repair manual and deferred damage that required boeing approval. At some point later this information he was advised of this information and the aircraft was repaired.