<< >> NASA ASRS Report 616233, March 2002

A C182A was discovered to have an improper right wing installed. Wing was from a 1955 C180. No logbook entry on wing replacement.

Attributes
ACN	616233
Time
Date	200203
Day	Tue
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ewr.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : maintenance ground : preflight ground : parked
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time total : 500
ASRS Report	616233
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	maintenance : technician
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : schedule pressure contributing factor : manuals performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : installation
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Chart Or Publication Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

I discovered during unscheduled maintenance during transit from ZZZ, that cessna aircraft had an improper right wing installed. The improper wing was from a 1955 C180. I requested the canadian mechanic to update the logbook to show the new wing for transport. There was no entry in the logbook of a wing change. A wing cuff was installed over 20 yrs ago. I believe that the cuff was installed after the wing change. The aircraft has been in an airworthy state during most of its service life. After I arrived at my final destination in ZZZ2, the plane was grounded until a proper wing was installed.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C182A WAS DISCOVERED TO HAVE AN IMPROPER R WING INSTALLED. WING WAS FROM A 1955 C180. NO LOGBOOK ENTRY ON WING REPLACEMENT.

Narrative: I DISCOVERED DURING UNSCHEDULED MAINT DURING TRANSIT FROM ZZZ, THAT CESSNA ACFT HAD AN IMPROPER R WING INSTALLED. THE IMPROPER WING WAS FROM A 1955 C180. I REQUESTED THE CANADIAN MECH TO UPDATE THE LOGBOOK TO SHOW THE NEW WING FOR TRANSPORT. THERE WAS NO ENTRY IN THE LOGBOOK OF A WING CHANGE. A WING CUFF WAS INSTALLED OVER 20 YRS AGO. I BELIEVE THAT THE CUFF WAS INSTALLED AFTER THE WING CHANGE. THE ACFT HAS BEEN IN AN AIRWORTHY STATE DURING MOST OF ITS SVC LIFE. AFTER I ARRIVED AT MY FINAL DEST IN ZZZ2, THE PLANE WAS GNDED UNTIL A PROPER WING WAS INSTALLED.

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.