 |
37000 Feet | Browse and search NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System |
|
A B727-200 incurred a delay due to being unable to open the right main landing gear door caused by a misplaced tool used during an APU replacement.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 470923 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200004 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : lead technician |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| ASRS Report | 470923 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | oversight : supervisor |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : person 2 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : testing performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : repair |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
The aircraft was xyz. I was the lead. My mechanics changed an APU and they were having problems. Trip time was coming to be a problem and the foreman was putting pressure to get the plane to the gate and with the pressure involved, mechanic left a tool on the wheel well and the wheel well door did not want to open at gate to finish the APU work and the plane took a delay.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B727-200 INCURRED A DELAY DUE TO BEING UNABLE TO OPEN THE R MAIN LNDG GEAR DOOR CAUSED BY A MISPLACED TOOL USED DURING AN APU REPLACEMENT.
Narrative: THE ACFT WAS XYZ. I WAS THE LEAD. MY MECHS CHANGED AN APU AND THEY WERE HAVING PROBS. TRIP TIME WAS COMING TO BE A PROB AND THE FOREMAN WAS PUTTING PRESSURE TO GET THE PLANE TO THE GATE AND WITH THE PRESSURE INVOLVED, MECH LEFT A TOOL ON THE WHEEL WELL AND THE WHEEL WELL DOOR DID NOT WANT TO OPEN AT GATE TO FINISH THE APU WORK AND THE PLANE TOOK A DELAY.
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.