An MD80 was dispatched in non compliance after aircraft washing procedure with 1 static port covered...

Attributes
ACN	559022
Time
Date	200208
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mem.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : maintenance
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
ASRS Report	559022
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
ASRS Report	559021
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : investigated other other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

Washing MD80 nose. Taped windows and static ports before washing. Failed to remove tape off of a static port after wash was complete.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE AFTER ACFT WASHING PROC WITH 1 STATIC PORT COVERED.

Narrative: WASHING MD80 NOSE. TAPED WINDOWS AND STATIC PORTS BEFORE WASHING. FAILED TO REMOVE TAPE OFF OF A STATIC PORT AFTER WASH WAS COMPLETE.

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.