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An MD88 was dispatched in non compliance with the left wing #2 ground spoiler loose bulb seal trimmed. Seal trimming eliminated from manual. Seal must be replaced.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 607913 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200402 |
| 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 | MD-88 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| Experience | maintenance technician : 22 |
| ASRS Report | 607913 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : person 2 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | 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:
On feb/fri/04, I was called out to a live passenger flight to work on a loose seal on the #2 ground spoiler of the left wing. I cut off approximately 3 inches of the loose seal as I have done in yrs past. Unknown to me, the technical operations manual had been changed and this procedure had been removed from the book. The maintenance coordinator called me after I had typed the log sheet into our computer system. He said this was illegal since the company policy was changed. We contacted the next station where the aircraft would land and the maintenance technician replaced the seal for us. No aircraft problems were incurred.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD88 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH THE L WING #2 GND SPOILER LOOSE BULB SEAL TRIMMED. SEAL TRIMMING ELIMINATED FROM MANUAL. SEAL MUST BE REPLACED.
Narrative: ON FEB/FRI/04, I WAS CALLED OUT TO A LIVE PAX FLT TO WORK ON A LOOSE SEAL ON THE #2 GND SPOILER OF THE L WING. I CUT OFF APPROX 3 INCHES OF THE LOOSE SEAL AS I HAVE DONE IN YRS PAST. UNKNOWN TO ME, THE TECHNICAL OPS MANUAL HAD BEEN CHANGED AND THIS PROC HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM THE BOOK. THE MAINT COORDINATOR CALLED ME AFTER I HAD TYPED THE LOG SHEET INTO OUR COMPUTER SYS. HE SAID THIS WAS ILLEGAL SINCE THE COMPANY POLICY WAS CHANGED. WE CONTACTED THE NEXT STATION WHERE THE ACFT WOULD LAND AND THE MAINT TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE SEAL FOR US. NO ACFT PROBS WERE INCURRED.
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.