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Maintenance reported that on a B757 when installing the access panel for the leading edge slat tracks the mechanic neglected to install five of the six screws required to secure the panel.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1379368 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201608 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Wing Access Panel |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Other / Unknown |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Maintenance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
I was performing a LS4 leading edge lube on aircraft X. I inadvertently did not install five of the six screws in a leading edge panel I removed to lube slat tracks. The panel remained on the aircraft during flight. Panel was found loose in ZZZ during crew walk around.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Maintenance reported that on a B757 when installing the access panel for the leading edge slat tracks the mechanic neglected to install five of the six screws required to secure the panel.
Narrative: I was performing a LS4 leading edge lube on Aircraft X. I inadvertently did not install five of the six screws in a leading edge panel I removed to lube slat tracks. The panel remained on the aircraft during flight. Panel was found loose in ZZZ during crew walk around.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.