B737-400 crew heard ripping noises in the cockpit after departure.

Attributes
ACN	559807
Time
Date	200209
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sea.airport
State Reference	WA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 10000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : s46.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-400
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other other vortac
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure sid : ns
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 12000
ASRS Report	559807
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 3
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : provided flight assist flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed as precaution other
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Company Aircraft
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

First aircraft that we attempted to use had bird strike damage found by our maintenance. Went to next gate and used an aircraft that had just been brought from hangar. Latest repair was replacement of captain's windshield. Departed sea and heard unusual noises, like a metallic ripping noise at 2000 ft and 10000 ft. Conferred with first officer and FAA jump seat rider. Decided to return to sea. Aircraft was examined by maintenance and found that temporary tape that was installed over putty had come off in climb out. There were 2 maintenance personnel working on aircraft. One mechanic signed off aircraft. Other mechanic did a little more research and found plane should probably not go until putty had cured a little longer. Called maintenance supervisor. I decided that we needed a different aircraft. In the end, we got to our destination with the third aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-400 CREW HEARD RIPPING NOISES IN THE COCKPIT AFTER DEP.

Narrative: FIRST ACFT THAT WE ATTEMPTED TO USE HAD BIRD STRIKE DAMAGE FOUND BY OUR MAINT. WENT TO NEXT GATE AND USED AN ACFT THAT HAD JUST BEEN BROUGHT FROM HANGAR. LATEST REPAIR WAS REPLACEMENT OF CAPT'S WINDSHIELD. DEPARTED SEA AND HEARD UNUSUAL NOISES, LIKE A METALLIC RIPPING NOISE AT 2000 FT AND 10000 FT. CONFERRED WITH FO AND FAA JUMP SEAT RIDER. DECIDED TO RETURN TO SEA. ACFT WAS EXAMINED BY MAINT AND FOUND THAT TEMPORARY TAPE THAT WAS INSTALLED OVER PUTTY HAD COME OFF IN CLBOUT. THERE WERE 2 MAINT PERSONNEL WORKING ON ACFT. ONE MECH SIGNED OFF ACFT. OTHER MECH DID A LITTLE MORE RESEARCH AND FOUND PLANE SHOULD PROBABLY NOT GO UNTIL PUTTY HAD CURED A LITTLE LONGER. CALLED MAINT SUPVR. I DECIDED THAT WE NEEDED A DIFFERENT ACFT. IN THE END, WE GOT TO OUR DEST WITH THE THIRD ACFT.

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.