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A B767 composite repair accomplished on reverser translating cowling was not accomplished at the correct temperature and cure time.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 540042 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200001 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground : maintenance ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| ASRS Report | 540042 |
| 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 : work cards contributing factor : manuals contributing factor : engineering procedure performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Chart Or Publication Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Miscom between engineering and production (ie, mechanic concerning cure temperature and time on installation wire mesh/perforated skin prebonded assembly. All future wire mesh/perforated skin prebonded assemblies shall be installed at 250 degrees unless otherwise directed by engineering in writing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B767 COMPOSITE REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED ON REVERSER TRANSLATING COWLING WAS NOT ACCOMPLISHED AT THE CORRECT TEMP AND CURE TIME.
Narrative: MISCOM BTWN ENGINEERING AND PRODUCTION (IE, MECH CONCERNING CURE TEMP AND TIME ON INSTALLATION WIRE MESH/PERFORATED SKIN PREBONDED ASSEMBLY. ALL FUTURE WIRE MESH/PERFORATED SKIN PREBONDED ASSEMBLIES SHALL BE INSTALLED AT 250 DEGS UNLESS OTHERWISE DIRECTED BY ENGINEERING IN WRITING.
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.