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A B737-800 was dispatched in non compliance with the nose radome seal improperly repaired. Seal adhesive was not cured per the maintenance manual procedure.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 547503 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200205 |
| Day | Sat |
| 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 | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| ASRS Report | 547503 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician oversight : supervisor |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : person 3 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : inspection |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Chart Or Publication Aircraft Company Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Company |
| Situations | |
| Publication | Maint Manual Proc |
Narrative:
On may/xa/02, I replaced a nose radome seal. I worked with adhesive bac 5010 type 68. This adhesive requires a cure of 24 hours per maintenance manual 55-52-00-4. I installed the adhesive on may/xa/02 at XA30. A technician's write-up item was generated stating time and date of application. Employee XXXX facted out the item before the 24 hour cure time. Aircraft flew to XXX 11 hours after application.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-800 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH THE NOSE RADOME SEAL IMPROPERLY REPAIRED. SEAL ADHESIVE WAS NOT CURED PER THE MAINT MANUAL PROC.
Narrative: ON MAY/XA/02, I REPLACED A NOSE RADOME SEAL. I WORKED WITH ADHESIVE BAC 5010 TYPE 68. THIS ADHESIVE REQUIRES A CURE OF 24 HRS PER MAINT MANUAL 55-52-00-4. I INSTALLED THE ADHESIVE ON MAY/XA/02 AT XA30. A TECHNICIAN'S WRITE-UP ITEM WAS GENERATED STATING TIME AND DATE OF APPLICATION. EMPLOYEE XXXX FACTED OUT THE ITEM BEFORE THE 24 HR CURE TIME. ACFT FLEW TO XXX 11 HRS AFTER APPLICATION.
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.