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B727 operated on a maintenance repair ferry permit when the type of damage to the engine cowling did not permit flight under even a ferry permit.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 514902 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200106 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mco.airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : second officer |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time type : 184 |
| ASRS Report | 514902 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 3400 |
| ASRS Report | 514893 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : company policies non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : engine cowling damage other other : 4 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
So on ferry flight. Aircraft had a hole in the #3 engine nose cowl. Hole was covered with speed tape and the aircraft was cleared to one-time ferry to denver. We received a type ii permit to ferry tail #xyz. Captain talked to maintenance, line maintenance system control, and dispatch. The flight went without incident, but upon arrival, a maintenance individual at the hangar indicated the aircraft was not legal to defer because of the location of the damage. I have a copy of the type ii permit for my records.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B727 OPERATED ON A MAINT REPAIR FERRY PERMIT WHEN THE TYPE OF DAMAGE TO THE ENG COWLING DID NOT PERMIT FLT UNDER EVEN A FERRY PERMIT.
Narrative: SO ON FERRY FLT. ACFT HAD A HOLE IN THE #3 ENG NOSE COWL. HOLE WAS COVERED WITH SPD TAPE AND THE ACFT WAS CLRED TO ONE-TIME FERRY TO DENVER. WE RECEIVED A TYPE II PERMIT TO FERRY TAIL #XYZ. CAPT TALKED TO MAINT, LINE MAINT SYS CTL, AND DISPATCH. THE FLT WENT WITHOUT INCIDENT, BUT UPON ARR, A MAINT INDIVIDUAL AT THE HANGAR INDICATED THE ACFT WAS NOT LEGAL TO DEFER BECAUSE OF THE LOCATION OF THE DAMAGE. I HAVE A COPY OF THE TYPE II PERMIT FOR MY RECORDS.
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.