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An airbus 320 was dispatched in non compliance with an aft cargo pit floor panel edge damage deferred. Srm prohibits deferral of edge damage.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 605540 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200312 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| 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 | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| ASRS Report | 605540 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other oversight : coordinator |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : person 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other Other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : engineering procedure contributing factor : manuals contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : repair |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Chart Or Publication Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
The airbus A320 arrived at ZZZ on dec/thu/03 with damage to 2 of the aft cargo pit floor panels. We replaced one panel and deferred the 3-INCH diameter damage on the other. I misinterped the srm and was unaware of a maintenance tip that was issued by airbus air carrier X airlines prohibiting any damage on the edge of a panel. With 18 yrs of aircraft experience I still find it hard to believe that damage measuring 3 inches in diameter on a cargo pit floor can ground an aircraft. When the system aircraft maintenance controller discovered the error, the aircraft was grounded at the next station for panel replacement.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN AIRBUS 320 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH AN AFT CARGO PIT FLOOR PANEL EDGE DAMAGE DEFERRED. SRM PROHIBITS DEFERRAL OF EDGE DAMAGE.
Narrative: THE AIRBUS A320 ARRIVED AT ZZZ ON DEC/THU/03 WITH DAMAGE TO 2 OF THE AFT CARGO PIT FLOOR PANELS. WE REPLACED ONE PANEL AND DEFERRED THE 3-INCH DIAMETER DAMAGE ON THE OTHER. I MISINTERPED THE SRM AND WAS UNAWARE OF A MAINT TIP THAT WAS ISSUED BY AIRBUS ACR X AIRLINES PROHIBITING ANY DAMAGE ON THE EDGE OF A PANEL. WITH 18 YRS OF ACFT EXPERIENCE I STILL FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT DAMAGE MEASURING 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER ON A CARGO PIT FLOOR CAN GND AN ACFT. WHEN THE SYS ACFT MAINT CTLR DISCOVERED THE ERROR, THE ACFT WAS GNDED AT THE NEXT STATION FOR PANEL REPLACEMENT.
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.