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An embraer 135 was dispatched in non compliance with a cargo pit sidewall repair not in accordance with the structural repair manual.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 590916 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200308 |
| Day | Sat |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Embraer Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : takeoff roll ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 590916 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| ASRS Report | 590917 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : logbook entry |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance Chart Or Publication |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Ramper found small tear in cargo bin. When I looked at it, it looked to be sheet metal that is there to protect the aircraft from bag damage. Wrote it up, called maintenance, they said not a big deal and will call maintenance. When he got there said no problem, returned a little later with signoff. Talked to maintenance and repair was made with repair tape. In ZZZ1 we were informed that maintenance was on the way from ZZZ2 maintenance need to defer maintenance for permanent repair hole and issue a document allowing variation from structural repair manual (reference for deferral), but still not a big deal, but they were going to self disclose to the FAA. Their report says that the flight crew had no way to know about the error.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN EMBRAER 135 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH A CARGO PIT SIDEWALL REPAIR NOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUAL.
Narrative: RAMPER FOUND SMALL TEAR IN CARGO BIN. WHEN I LOOKED AT IT, IT LOOKED TO BE SHEET METAL THAT IS THERE TO PROTECT THE ACFT FROM BAG DAMAGE. WROTE IT UP, CALLED MAINT, THEY SAID NOT A BIG DEAL AND WILL CALL MAINT. WHEN HE GOT THERE SAID NO PROB, RETURNED A LITTLE LATER WITH SIGNOFF. TALKED TO MAINT AND REPAIR WAS MADE WITH REPAIR TAPE. IN ZZZ1 WE WERE INFORMED THAT MAINT WAS ON THE WAY FROM ZZZ2 MAINT NEED TO DEFER MAINT FOR PERMANENT REPAIR HOLE AND ISSUE A DOCUMENT ALLOWING VARIATION FROM STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUAL (REF FOR DEFERRAL), BUT STILL NOT A BIG DEAL, BUT THEY WERE GOING TO SELF DISCLOSE TO THE FAA. THEIR RPT SAYS THAT THE FLT CREW HAD NO WAY TO KNOW ABOUT THE ERROR.
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.