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Ground personnel reported that panel screws are being found loose or missing on pre and post-flight inspections of B777 aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1503038 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201712 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B777 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Fuselage Panel |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Ramp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe |
Narrative:
When doing my walk around; [either] when the plane had just arrived or is about to depart I have been walking under the plane and looking for any scratches or any damage. I noticed that some screws were hanging and some were missing. Like today; one screw holding; two were loose; and six missing. The other side of the panel; the screws were all in place and tight. Not sure why; but the side that has the most screws were missing or loose. In one day; I found three B777 planes with the same issue. Line techs are stunned about this but not sure why. I would like to see if head quarters could have all stations check the 777s for this flaw. I am sending this report to help keep a major accident from happening. If I didn't see the missing and loose screws; this panel could have fallen off or damaged the plane.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Ground personnel reported that panel screws are being found loose or missing on pre and post-flight inspections of B777 aircraft.
Narrative: When doing my walk around; [either] when the plane had just arrived or is about to depart I have been walking under the plane and looking for any scratches or any damage. I noticed that some screws were hanging and some were missing. Like today; one screw holding; two were loose; and six missing. The other side of the panel; the screws were all in place and tight. Not sure why; but the side that has the most screws were missing or loose. In one day; I found three B777 planes with the same issue. Line Techs are stunned about this but not sure why. I would like to see if Head Quarters could have all stations check the 777s for this flaw. I am sending this report to help keep a major accident from happening. If I didn't see the missing and loose screws; this panel could have fallen off or damaged the plane.
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.