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B737-300, -500 and -700 aircraft may have been dispatched in non compliance due to technicians and inspectors not using the correct lightning strike inspection task document.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 589337 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200307 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| 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 : airframe technician : inspection authority technician : powerplant |
| ASRS Report | 589337 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| ASRS Report | 588832 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical inflight encounter other 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 : manuals contributing factor : work cards performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Chart Or Publication Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
It has come to my attention that there is a maintenance task form for lightning strike inspection. I was unaware of the existence of the form, therefore, I have not used it. The lightning strike inspections I have done per structural repair manual and maintenance manual. The inspections were done properly, but just lack the use of the maintenance form which I was unaware of. Supplemental information from acn 588832: this was not known to me or anyone at this station that this step was needed, nor the requirement that it must be used for all signoffs when a maintenance task exists.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-300, -500 AND -700 ACFT MAY HAVE BEEN DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE DUE TO TECHNICIANS AND INSPECTORS NOT USING THE CORRECT LIGHTNING STRIKE INSPECTION TASK DOCUMENT.
Narrative: IT HAS COME TO MY ATTN THAT THERE IS A MAINT TASK FORM FOR LIGHTNING STRIKE INSPECTION. I WAS UNAWARE OF THE EXISTENCE OF THE FORM, THEREFORE, I HAVE NOT USED IT. THE LIGHTNING STRIKE INSPECTIONS I HAVE DONE PER STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUAL AND MAINT MANUAL. THE INSPECTIONS WERE DONE PROPERLY, BUT JUST LACK THE USE OF THE MAINT FORM WHICH I WAS UNAWARE OF. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 588832: THIS WAS NOT KNOWN TO ME OR ANYONE AT THIS STATION THAT THIS STEP WAS NEEDED, NOR THE REQUIREMENT THAT IT MUST BE USED FOR ALL SIGNOFFS WHEN A MAINT TASK EXISTS.
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.