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An FAA inspector found a seven inch crack in the turbine exhaust plug, that was just inspected by the reporting mechanic.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 558246 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200208 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Weather Elements | Rain |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| Experience | maintenance technician : 10 |
| ASRS Report | 558246 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : company policies other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : 2 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact other |
| Consequence | faa : investigated other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : inspection |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Company |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
During the early morning hours of aug/tue/02, I was assigned a maintenance 'a' check to accomplish on a B737-300 aircraft. I am employed by air carrier X as a 3RD shift line maintenance mechanic and have been assigned at ZZZ since may/xx/01. I was working this check with one other mechanic and, working as a team, we proceeded with the check which was relatively routine. Several steps in the paperwork include checking engine inlets, struts, tailpipe/reverser area for foreign object damage, and other obvious damage. We divided up the inspection areas and I checked the #1 engine noting nothing unusual. Our check was completed by XA00 hours, all the paperwork completed, logbook signed. At ZZZ1 approximately XG00, an FAA inspector walked out to the aircraft and 'walked right up to' #1 engine turbine exhaust plug and found a 7
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN FAA INSPECTOR FOUND A SEVEN INCH CRACK IN THE TURBINE EXHAUST PLUG, THAT WAS JUST INSPECTED BY THE RPTING MECH.
Narrative: DURING THE EARLY MORNING HRS OF AUG/TUE/02, I WAS ASSIGNED A MAINT 'A' CHK TO ACCOMPLISH ON A B737-300 ACFT. I AM EMPLOYED BY ACR X AS A 3RD SHIFT LINE MAINT MECH AND HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED AT ZZZ SINCE MAY/XX/01. I WAS WORKING THIS CHK WITH ONE OTHER MECH AND, WORKING AS A TEAM, WE PROCEEDED WITH THE CHK WHICH WAS RELATIVELY ROUTINE. SEVERAL STEPS IN THE PAPERWORK INCLUDE CHKING ENG INLETS, STRUTS, TAILPIPE/REVERSER AREA FOR FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE, AND OTHER OBVIOUS DAMAGE. WE DIVIDED UP THE INSPECTION AREAS AND I CHKED THE #1 ENG NOTING NOTHING UNUSUAL. OUR CHK WAS COMPLETED BY XA00 HRS, ALL THE PAPERWORK COMPLETED, LOGBOOK SIGNED. AT ZZZ1 APPROX XG00, AN FAA INSPECTOR WALKED OUT TO THE ACFT AND 'WALKED RIGHT UP TO' #1 ENG TURBINE EXHAUST PLUG AND FOUND A 7
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.