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A B767-300 was dispatched in non compliance with #2 engine one improperly repaired and blended fan blade out of limits.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 604168 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200401 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| 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 | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : inspection authority technician : powerplant |
| Experience | maintenance lead technician : 16 |
| ASRS Report | 604168 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : inspection authority technician : airframe |
| Experience | maintenance lead technician : 16 maintenance technician : 2 |
| ASRS Report | 604170 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical 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 |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Chart Or Publication Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
On jan/tue/04, while performing an ETOPS 2 inspection on an air carrier X, B767 some foreign object damage was found on one of the #2 engine fan blades. I researched the damage limits in the aircraft maintenance manual and notified by phone and facsimile my findings to maintenance operations control. The technician services representatives responded that the damage to the blade should be blended per aircraft maintenance manual and further maintenance deferred per the aircraft maintenance manual. I completed the work and deferral per aircraft maintenance manual and completed logbook entries. After further inspection at ZZZ1 international airport it was determined that the damaged blade should be replaced.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B767-300 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH #2 ENG ONE IMPROPERLY REPAIRED AND BLENDED FAN BLADE OUT OF LIMITS.
Narrative: ON JAN/TUE/04, WHILE PERFORMING AN ETOPS 2 INSPECTION ON AN ACR X, B767 SOME FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE WAS FOUND ON ONE OF THE #2 ENG FAN BLADES. I RESEARCHED THE DAMAGE LIMITS IN THE ACFT MAINT MANUAL AND NOTIFIED BY PHONE AND FAX MY FINDINGS TO MAINT OPS CTL. THE TECHNICIAN SVCS REPRESENTATIVES RESPONDED THAT THE DAMAGE TO THE BLADE SHOULD BE BLENDED PER ACFT MAINT MANUAL AND FURTHER MAINT DEFERRED PER THE ACFT MAINT MANUAL. I COMPLETED THE WORK AND DEFERRAL PER ACFT MAINT MANUAL AND COMPLETED LOGBOOK ENTRIES. AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION AT ZZZ1 INTL ARPT IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE DAMAGED BLADE SHOULD BE REPLACED.
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.