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Dash 8 aircraft had high speed tape on upper surface of right wing. Reporter captain questions the procedure and its approval.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 381750 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199710 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dca |
| State Reference | DC |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Dash 8-100 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 12700 flight time type : 8000 |
| ASRS Report | 381750 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Upon preflight walkaround I noticed something sticking up from the upper surface of the right wing. I called for maintenance. They removed foil 'speed tape' from the upper surface. About 20-30 ft long, 3 inches wide and replaced it with new 'speed tape.' my next question to the maintenance department was, 'is this an approved procedure for repairs?' the mechanic assured me that this was approved. I wonder with all the discussion about contaminated wing surfaces and ice and deicing that this seems contrary to good and safe repair procedures. This aircraft came out of a 40000 cycle inspection 2 legs earlier with roll control problems but nobody feels this is an issue.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: DASH 8 ACFT HAD HIGH SPD TAPE ON UPPER SURFACE OF R WING. RPTR CAPT QUESTIONS THE PROC AND ITS APPROVAL.
Narrative: UPON PREFLT WALKAROUND I NOTICED SOMETHING STICKING UP FROM THE UPPER SURFACE OF THE R WING. I CALLED FOR MAINT. THEY REMOVED FOIL 'SPD TAPE' FROM THE UPPER SURFACE. ABOUT 20-30 FT LONG, 3 INCHES WIDE AND REPLACED IT WITH NEW 'SPD TAPE.' MY NEXT QUESTION TO THE MAINT DEPT WAS, 'IS THIS AN APPROVED PROC FOR REPAIRS?' THE MECH ASSURED ME THAT THIS WAS APPROVED. I WONDER WITH ALL THE DISCUSSION ABOUT CONTAMINATED WING SURFACES AND ICE AND DEICING THAT THIS SEEMS CONTRARY TO GOOD AND SAFE REPAIR PROCS. THIS ACFT CAME OUT OF A 40000 CYCLE INSPECTION 2 LEGS EARLIER WITH ROLL CTL PROBS BUT NOBODY FEELS THIS IS AN ISSUE.
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.