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A B737-700 was dispatched in non compliance with lightning strike repairs accomplished per the structural repair manual lacking current revisions.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 531327 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200111 |
| Day | Tue |
| 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 | B737-700 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| Experience | maintenance technician : 10 |
| ASRS Report | 531327 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : lead technician oversight : supervisor |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : person 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : work cards contributing factor : manuals performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Chart Or Publication Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Chart Or Publication |
| Situations | |
| Publication | STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUAL |
Narrative:
Aircraft arrived in ZZZ at XA20 pm. Aircraft had a log entry for a lightning strike. Unfortunately, it was an open write-up, written in ZZZ1 airport. I complied with the inspection, and burnished out the damage per srm 530001-2-13. Burn areas were light, and below 1/8 inch. I signed off the aircraft and referenced a layover card as to the damaged areas per station number and requiring paint. After the aircraft left I received information as to an RA, revised authority/authorized to the structural repair manual, about lightning strikes on the -700. Further investigation showed that rivets that are burned must be drilled and replaced. This is not covered in srm 530001-2-13.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-700 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH LIGHTNING STRIKE REPAIRS ACCOMPLISHED PER THE STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUAL LACKING CURRENT REVISIONS.
Narrative: ACFT ARRIVED IN ZZZ AT XA20 PM. ACFT HAD A LOG ENTRY FOR A LIGHTNING STRIKE. UNFORTUNATELY, IT WAS AN OPEN WRITE-UP, WRITTEN IN ZZZ1 ARPT. I COMPLIED WITH THE INSPECTION, AND BURNISHED OUT THE DAMAGE PER SRM 530001-2-13. BURN AREAS WERE LIGHT, AND BELOW 1/8 INCH. I SIGNED OFF THE ACFT AND REFED A LAYOVER CARD AS TO THE DAMAGED AREAS PER STATION NUMBER AND REQUIRING PAINT. AFTER THE ACFT LEFT I RECEIVED INFO AS TO AN RA, REVISED AUTH TO THE STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUAL, ABOUT LIGHTNING STRIKES ON THE -700. FURTHER INVESTIGATION SHOWED THAT RIVETS THAT ARE BURNED MUST BE DRILLED AND REPLACED. THIS IS NOT COVERED IN SRM 530001-2-13.
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.