 |
37000 Feet | Browse and search NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System |
|
A B737-200 had a #5 flap actuator canoe fairing depart the aircraft. Technician who installed fairing 43 days earlier was advised of company hearing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 587295 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200305 |
| Day | Tue |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| ASRS Report | 587295 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : inspector |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical inflight encounter : birds other anomaly other |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Environmental Factor Maintenance Human Performance Company |
| Primary Problem | Environmental Factor |
Narrative:
A 'C' check was performed on aircraft on may/tue/03 in ZZZ. I was assigned to the right wing and signed for the installation of the #5 canoe fairing. I installed the fairing in accordance with the maintenance manual which was inspected at the end of the night. On jun/wed/03, the fiberglass fairing departed the aircraft on departure from ZZZ1. On arrival, the attaching hardware was installed on the aircraft. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated a hearing was held and it was discovered the canoe fairing had incurred a bird strike 1 day prior to the fairing departing the aircraft. The reporter said the manager was certain the fairing had been installed correctly and the bird strike was more likely to have caused the fairing failure.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-200 HAD A #5 FLAP ACTUATOR CANOE FAIRING DEPART THE ACFT. TECHNICIAN WHO INSTALLED FAIRING 43 DAYS EARLIER WAS ADVISED OF COMPANY HEARING.
Narrative: A 'C' CHK WAS PERFORMED ON ACFT ON MAY/TUE/03 IN ZZZ. I WAS ASSIGNED TO THE R WING AND SIGNED FOR THE INSTALLATION OF THE #5 CANOE FAIRING. I INSTALLED THE FAIRING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MAINT MANUAL WHICH WAS INSPECTED AT THE END OF THE NIGHT. ON JUN/WED/03, THE FIBERGLASS FAIRING DEPARTED THE ACFT ON DEP FROM ZZZ1. ON ARR, THE ATTACHING HARDWARE WAS INSTALLED ON THE ACFT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED A HEARING WAS HELD AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THE CANOE FAIRING HAD INCURRED A BIRD STRIKE 1 DAY PRIOR TO THE FAIRING DEPARTING THE ACFT. THE RPTR SAID THE MGR WAS CERTAIN THE FAIRING HAD BEEN INSTALLED CORRECTLY AND THE BIRD STRIKE WAS MORE LIKELY TO HAVE CAUSED THE FAIRING FAILURE.
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.