<< >> NASA ASRS Report 572679, November 2002

An MD80 was dispatched in non compliance with incomplete outboard engine cowling work having been incomplete. The cowling left the shop without required strake and decals.

Attributes
ACN	572679
Time
Date	200211
Day	Mon
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	other personnel other
ASRS Report	572679
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : installation
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Chart Or Publication Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance Company
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

I am the shop planner for the narrow body structure shop which overhauls the cowling in question. While doing my daily inventory I saw that the cowl in question had been moved out of the paint shop and to the aircraft. I noticed that the final 2 handling lines in the computer had not been signed off and I assumed they had been overlooked since the cowl was back to the aircraft. Therefore, I closed the final 2 handling lines in the computer system without looking at either the cowling itself or the hard copy of the shop order. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the cowling had been painted but was incomplete and was moved out of the shop by the graveyard dock crew. The reporter said, thinking the cowling was complete, the reporter cleared the 2 open items in the maintenance computer. The reporter stated later it was discovered the strake and required decals were found missing.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH INCOMPLETE OUTBOARD ENG COWLING WORK HAVING BEEN INCOMPLETE. THE COWLING LEFT THE SHOP WITHOUT REQUIRED STRAKE AND DECALS.

Narrative: I AM THE SHOP PLANNER FOR THE NARROW BODY STRUCTURE SHOP WHICH OVERHAULS THE COWLING IN QUESTION. WHILE DOING MY DAILY INVENTORY I SAW THAT THE COWL IN QUESTION HAD BEEN MOVED OUT OF THE PAINT SHOP AND TO THE ACFT. I NOTICED THAT THE FINAL 2 HANDLING LINES IN THE COMPUTER HAD NOT BEEN SIGNED OFF AND I ASSUMED THEY HAD BEEN OVERLOOKED SINCE THE COWL WAS BACK TO THE ACFT. THEREFORE, I CLOSED THE FINAL 2 HANDLING LINES IN THE COMPUTER SYS WITHOUT LOOKING AT EITHER THE COWLING ITSELF OR THE HARD COPY OF THE SHOP ORDER. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE COWLING HAD BEEN PAINTED BUT WAS INCOMPLETE AND WAS MOVED OUT OF THE SHOP BY THE GRAVEYARD DOCK CREW. THE RPTR SAID, THINKING THE COWLING WAS COMPLETE, THE RPTR CLRED THE 2 OPEN ITEMS IN THE MAINT COMPUTER. THE RPTR STATED LATER IT WAS DISCOVERED THE STRAKE AND REQUIRED DECALS WERE FOUND MISSING.

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.