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An MD80 was dispatched in non compliance with a deferred elevator static discharger base broken with a hole in the elevator surface out of limits.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 513215 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200106 |
| Day | Mon |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : bos.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 ground : parked |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : lead technician |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| Experience | maintenance lead technician : 16 maintenance technician : 36 |
| ASRS Report | 513215 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : person 2 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : weather contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Weather |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
As a lead mechanic, we are required to defer items that we cannot accomplish on overnight aircraft. On the morning of jun/xa/01, I was told by a mechanic that the cdl on his aircraft for a missing static wick could not be done -- it would require the base to be changed and due to rainy and windy conditions we were unable to accomplish. On his word, I deferred the item. I did not visually inspect the base or elevator. 2 days later on jun/xc/01 in ZZZ while replacing the base, they found part of the base missing and a hole and delamination in the area.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH A DEFERRED ELEVATOR STATIC DISCHARGER BASE BROKEN WITH A HOLE IN THE ELEVATOR SURFACE OUT OF LIMITS.
Narrative: AS A LEAD MECH, WE ARE REQUIRED TO DEFER ITEMS THAT WE CANNOT ACCOMPLISH ON OVERNIGHT ACFT. ON THE MORNING OF JUN/XA/01, I WAS TOLD BY A MECH THAT THE CDL ON HIS ACFT FOR A MISSING STATIC WICK COULD NOT BE DONE -- IT WOULD REQUIRE THE BASE TO BE CHANGED AND DUE TO RAINY AND WINDY CONDITIONS WE WERE UNABLE TO ACCOMPLISH. ON HIS WORD, I DEFERRED THE ITEM. I DID NOT VISUALLY INSPECT THE BASE OR ELEVATOR. 2 DAYS LATER ON JUN/XC/01 IN ZZZ WHILE REPLACING THE BASE, THEY FOUND PART OF THE BASE MISSING AND A HOLE AND DELAMINATION IN THE AREA.
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.