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An airbus 300 was repaired and released for service in non compliance with lavatory tie-downs installed using the incorrect structural compound.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 428398 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199902 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| ASRS Report | 428398 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| ASRS Report | 428397 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : shop mechanic |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : briefing performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : installation |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
| Situations | |
| Publication | STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUAL |
Narrative:
Problem was brought to our attention that the structural compound used when replacing tie-downs on A300 lavatories may be the wrong type. Manual says to use resin and chopped glass to set the tie-downs or equivalent compounds. We have been told that DP100 and chopped glass is a structural compound and this is what I have used to set the tie-downs. This was instructed to us by a technician crew chief.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN AIRBUS 300 WAS REPAIRED AND RELEASED FOR SVC IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH LAVATORY TIE-DOWNS INSTALLED USING THE INCORRECT STRUCTURAL COMPOUND.
Narrative: PROB WAS BROUGHT TO OUR ATTN THAT THE STRUCTURAL COMPOUND USED WHEN REPLACING TIE-DOWNS ON A300 LAVATORIES MAY BE THE WRONG TYPE. MANUAL SAYS TO USE RESIN AND CHOPPED GLASS TO SET THE TIE-DOWNS OR EQUIVALENT COMPOUNDS. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT DP100 AND CHOPPED GLASS IS A STRUCTURAL COMPOUND AND THIS IS WHAT I HAVE USED TO SET THE TIE-DOWNS. THIS WAS INSTRUCTED TO US BY A TECHNICIAN CREW CHIEF.
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.