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A B767-200, during an FAA safety inspection, a cracked antenna and a strut door recessed was found after an overnight layover and walkaround check had been performed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 479419 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200007 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| 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 | B767-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| Experience | maintenance technician : 21 |
| ASRS Report | 479419 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | observation : air carrier inspector |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : person 2 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : lighting contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Environmental Factor Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
While performing a layover inspection on aircraft xyz at gate yx in ZZZ and doing my walkaround check of the exterior of aircraft, I failed to notice a crack in the VHF antenna, forward lower. Also on the walkaround, I failed to notice the aft fairing strut access door recessed in about 1/4 inch on the back end.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B767-200, DURING AN FAA SAFETY INSPECTION, A CRACKED ANTENNA AND A STRUT DOOR RECESSED WAS FOUND AFTER AN OVERNIGHT LAYOVER AND WALKAROUND CHK HAD BEEN PERFORMED.
Narrative: WHILE PERFORMING A LAYOVER INSPECTION ON ACFT XYZ AT GATE YX IN ZZZ AND DOING MY WALKAROUND CHK OF THE EXTERIOR OF ACFT, I FAILED TO NOTICE A CRACK IN THE VHF ANTENNA, FORWARD LOWER. ALSO ON THE WALKAROUND, I FAILED TO NOTICE THE AFT FAIRING STRUT ACCESS DOOR RECESSED IN ABOUT 1/4 INCH ON THE BACK END.
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.