<< >> NASA ASRS Report 460517, January 2000

Air carrier maintenance controller authority/authorized flight of DC9 with skin damage on advice of on site a&P without proper repair or documentation.

Attributes
ACN	460517
Time
Date	200001
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : oma.airport
State Reference	NE
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Qualification	technician : powerplant technician : airframe
Experience	maintenance supervisor : 0.3 maintenance technician : 10
ASRS Report	460517
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : non compliance with mel maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other other : pers.2
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : briefing performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : training performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

I was working in maintenance control for xyz airlines on jan/mon/00. A mechanic at oma when doing a walkaround noted minor skin damage to right side of nose on DC9 located outside of the pressurized area. After talking with mechanic we agreed due to minor damage outside pressure vessel that aircraft was safe to continue on to mke. After arriving in mke aircraft was repaired. Looking back, I now understand that my discrepancy that is known, must be documented and corrected before releasing that aircraft as airworthy. I also know that I will never allow outside factors to sway my judgement. I will not allow this to happen in the future by treating all and any discrepancy in a serious nature, and not release any aircraft with a known discrepancy into service.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MAINT CTLR AUTH FLT OF DC9 WITH SKIN DAMAGE ON ADVICE OF ON SITE A&P WITHOUT PROPER REPAIR OR DOCUMENTATION.

Narrative: I WAS WORKING IN MAINT CTL FOR XYZ AIRLINES ON JAN/MON/00. A MECH AT OMA WHEN DOING A WALKAROUND NOTED MINOR SKIN DAMAGE TO R SIDE OF NOSE ON DC9 LOCATED OUTSIDE OF THE PRESSURIZED AREA. AFTER TALKING WITH MECH WE AGREED DUE TO MINOR DAMAGE OUTSIDE PRESSURE VESSEL THAT ACFT WAS SAFE TO CONTINUE ON TO MKE. AFTER ARRIVING IN MKE ACFT WAS REPAIRED. LOOKING BACK, I NOW UNDERSTAND THAT MY DISCREPANCY THAT IS KNOWN, MUST BE DOCUMENTED AND CORRECTED BEFORE RELEASING THAT ACFT AS AIRWORTHY. I ALSO KNOW THAT I WILL NEVER ALLOW OUTSIDE FACTORS TO SWAY MY JUDGEMENT. I WILL NOT ALLOW THIS TO HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE BY TREATING ALL AND ANY DISCREPANCY IN A SERIOUS NATURE, AND NOT RELEASE ANY ACFT WITH A KNOWN DISCREPANCY INTO SVC.

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.