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A B737-300 forward cargo door was removed for structural repair with no write-ups on door condition and repair was made improperly.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 562809 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200210 |
| Day | Tue |
| 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 | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : inspector |
| Qualification | technician : inspection authority |
| ASRS Report | 562809 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : lead technician |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : person 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : manuals contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : logbook entry |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor Company Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
| Situations | |
| Publication | STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUAL |
Narrative:
Aircraft forward cargo door was removed during d-chk in 'a' bay, part number X, serial number X. Door was worked on in 'a' bay. Corner frame removed and inner skin peeled back. At some point, door was xferred to structure support shop. No supporting paperwork was xferred with the door. As of XA50, oct/tue/02, the door showed to be still installed on aircraft and svcable. Structure support lead presented me with routine inspection paperwork to be performed on door. I refused to do so until a write-up or repair order could be produced. I was told that the door also had a skin crack (outer). The shop mechanic was working the crack with no supporting paperwork. This is an ongoing and persistent problem and not limited to this event only.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-300 FORWARD CARGO DOOR WAS REMOVED FOR STRUCTURAL REPAIR WITH NO WRITE-UPS ON DOOR CONDITION AND REPAIR WAS MADE IMPROPERLY.
Narrative: ACFT FORWARD CARGO DOOR WAS REMOVED DURING D-CHK IN 'A' BAY, PART NUMBER X, SERIAL NUMBER X. DOOR WAS WORKED ON IN 'A' BAY. CORNER FRAME REMOVED AND INNER SKIN PEELED BACK. AT SOME POINT, DOOR WAS XFERRED TO STRUCTURE SUPPORT SHOP. NO SUPPORTING PAPERWORK WAS XFERRED WITH THE DOOR. AS OF XA50, OCT/TUE/02, THE DOOR SHOWED TO BE STILL INSTALLED ON ACFT AND SVCABLE. STRUCTURE SUPPORT LEAD PRESENTED ME WITH ROUTINE INSPECTION PAPERWORK TO BE PERFORMED ON DOOR. I REFUSED TO DO SO UNTIL A WRITE-UP OR REPAIR ORDER COULD BE PRODUCED. I WAS TOLD THAT THE DOOR ALSO HAD A SKIN CRACK (OUTER). THE SHOP MECH WAS WORKING THE CRACK WITH NO SUPPORTING PAPERWORK. THIS IS AN ONGOING AND PERSISTENT PROB AND NOT LIMITED TO THIS EVENT ONLY.
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.