An MD80 was released for service in non compliance with the horizontal stabilizer vertical lug plate...

Attributes
ACN	512899
Time
Date	200105
Day	Wed
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : zzz.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : maintenance
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : inspector
ASRS Report	512899
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other other : person 1
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : schedule pressure contributing factor : engineering procedure performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Chart Or Publication Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance
Situations
Publication	STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUAL

Narrative:

Horizontal mount vertical lug plates were found not to be spot-faced for fastener installation. Supervision signed xx off, that it was not required per douglas drawing 3912033. On further research, found douglas drawing 9911834 requiring spot-face before fastener installation. Engineering issued XXXX dated may/xa/01 stating it is acceptable to install lug plates without spot-facing at fastener head locations provided that the hi-locks are installed per srm 51-30-5. Hi-locks were installed incorrectly. A hard set was used to seat hi-locks. Cadmium plating was chipped and heads of hi-locks are damaged (not per srm 51-30-5) due to installing a protruding head fastener onto a tapered steel surface without spot-facing tapered surface.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 WAS RELEASED FOR SVC IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH THE HORIZ STABILIZER VERT LUG PLATES INCORRECTLY REPAIRED.

Narrative: HORIZ MOUNT VERT LUG PLATES WERE FOUND NOT TO BE SPOT-FACED FOR FASTENER INSTALLATION. SUPERVISION SIGNED XX OFF, THAT IT WAS NOT REQUIRED PER DOUGLAS DRAWING 3912033. ON FURTHER RESEARCH, FOUND DOUGLAS DRAWING 9911834 REQUIRING SPOT-FACE BEFORE FASTENER INSTALLATION. ENGINEERING ISSUED XXXX DATED MAY/XA/01 STATING IT IS ACCEPTABLE TO INSTALL LUG PLATES WITHOUT SPOT-FACING AT FASTENER HEAD LOCATIONS PROVIDED THAT THE HI-LOCKS ARE INSTALLED PER SRM 51-30-5. HI-LOCKS WERE INSTALLED INCORRECTLY. A HARD SET WAS USED TO SEAT HI-LOCKS. CADMIUM PLATING WAS CHIPPED AND HEADS OF HI-LOCKS ARE DAMAGED (NOT PER SRM 51-30-5) DUE TO INSTALLING A PROTRUDING HEAD FASTENER ONTO A TAPERED STEEL SURFACE WITHOUT SPOT-FACING TAPERED SURFACE.

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.

An MD80 was released for service in non compliance with the horizontal stabilizer vertical lug plates incorrectly repaired.