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An airbus 320 was dispatched with an incorrect repair accomplished to a cargo compartment decompression panel.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 374655 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199707 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 374655 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Ramp service reported a damaged panel. Panel was a decompression panel with an 8 inch tear, penetrating honeycomb. Installation of repair, self stick 'speed patches' was accomplished. 2 repair patches were needed and were installed butted together. There was supposed to be a minimum 1 inch overlap. Last min repair, misread manual.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN AIRBUS 320 WAS DISPATCHED WITH AN INCORRECT REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED TO A CARGO COMPARTMENT DECOMPRESSION PANEL.
Narrative: RAMP SVC RPTED A DAMAGED PANEL. PANEL WAS A DECOMPRESSION PANEL WITH AN 8 INCH TEAR, PENETRATING HONEYCOMB. INSTALLATION OF REPAIR, SELF STICK 'SPD PATCHES' WAS ACCOMPLISHED. 2 REPAIR PATCHES WERE NEEDED AND WERE INSTALLED BUTTED TOGETHER. THERE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A MINIMUM 1 INCH OVERLAP. LAST MIN REPAIR, MISREAD MANUAL.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.