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A B727-200 was maintenance ferried on permit with an interim repair to #3 engine inlet cowl. The captain believes the interim repair was illegal.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 514888 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200106 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance ground : parked |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 130 flight time total : 11300 flight time type : 1673 |
| ASRS Report | 514888 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | oversight : supervisor |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : engineering procedure performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : repair |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Chart Or Publication Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
I was assigned to ferry a maintenance flight. I was on a conference call with line maintenance and dispatch. They all indicated that the aircraft was safe and legal to ferry. I looked at the damage and the temporary repair with the maintenance supervisor. He assured me that it was safe, correct and legal. We received a copy of the permit (I still have a copy). We flew the flight without incident. Upon arrival at ZZZ, the maintenance man who met the aircraft looked at the damage and repair and said that the deferral was not legal. I will attempt to discuss this with company. I flew the flight because I was told that the aircraft was safe and legal to fly, and that the deferral was legal. This report is submitted because of the mechanic's statement upon our arrival in ZZZ.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B727-200 WAS MAINT FERRIED ON PERMIT WITH AN INTERIM REPAIR TO #3 ENG INLET COWL. THE CAPT BELIEVES THE INTERIM REPAIR WAS ILLEGAL.
Narrative: I WAS ASSIGNED TO FERRY A MAINT FLT. I WAS ON A CONFERENCE CALL WITH LINE MAINT AND DISPATCH. THEY ALL INDICATED THAT THE ACFT WAS SAFE AND LEGAL TO FERRY. I LOOKED AT THE DAMAGE AND THE TEMPORARY REPAIR WITH THE MAINT SUPVR. HE ASSURED ME THAT IT WAS SAFE, CORRECT AND LEGAL. WE RECEIVED A COPY OF THE PERMIT (I STILL HAVE A COPY). WE FLEW THE FLT WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPON ARR AT ZZZ, THE MAINT MAN WHO MET THE ACFT LOOKED AT THE DAMAGE AND REPAIR AND SAID THAT THE DEFERRAL WAS NOT LEGAL. I WILL ATTEMPT TO DISCUSS THIS WITH COMPANY. I FLEW THE FLT BECAUSE I WAS TOLD THAT THE ACFT WAS SAFE AND LEGAL TO FLY, AND THAT THE DEFERRAL WAS LEGAL. THIS RPT IS SUBMITTED BECAUSE OF THE MECH'S STATEMENT UPON OUR ARR IN ZZZ.
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.