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In a B737-700, while having the left elevator tab replaced, the technician found balance weights in bay #2 and bay #3. Maintenance manual states weights required only in bay #2.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 553400 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200207 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-700 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician oversight : supervisor |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| ASRS Report | 553400 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : person 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
On 07/mon/02 while removing and replacing the l-hand elevator tab, found balance weights in both bay #2 and bay #3. Per maintenance manual, the weights are only to be in bay #2.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: IN A B737-700, WHILE HAVING THE L ELEVATOR TAB REPLACED, THE TECHNICIAN FOUND BAL WTS IN BAY #2 AND BAY #3. MAINT MANUAL STATES WTS REQUIRED ONLY IN BAY #2.
Narrative: ON 07/MON/02 WHILE REMOVING AND REPLACING THE L-HAND ELEVATOR TAB, FOUND BAL WTS IN BOTH BAY #2 AND BAY #3. PER MAINT MANUAL, THE WTS ARE ONLY TO BE IN BAY #2.
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.