An MD80 technician reports engine cowlings are not being painted per the structural repair manual.

Attributes
ACN	562857
Time
Date	200210
Day	Fri
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
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
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : technician
Qualification	technician : airframe technician : powerplant
ASRS Report	562857
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : lead technician
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other other : person 1
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : manuals contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Company Aircraft Chart Or Publication
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

MD80 aircraft cowlings are being sanded and painted not according to the manual. Cowlings are being painted but not sanded properly. A majority of cowlings have multiple layers of paint, which causes cracking, pitting, and makes them hard to check for delamination. Manual states they should be sanded to the last layer of primer.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 TECHNICIAN RPTS ENG COWLINGS ARE NOT BEING PAINTED PER THE STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUAL.

Narrative: MD80 ACFT COWLINGS ARE BEING SANDED AND PAINTED NOT ACCORDING TO THE MANUAL. COWLINGS ARE BEING PAINTED BUT NOT SANDED PROPERLY. A MAJORITY OF COWLINGS HAVE MULTIPLE LAYERS OF PAINT, WHICH CAUSES CRACKING, PITTING, AND MAKES THEM HARD TO CHK FOR DELAMINATION. MANUAL STATES THEY SHOULD BE SANDED TO THE LAST LAYER OF PRIMER.

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.