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A technician reported seeing another technician power sanding a B767-200 rudder. Rudder was sanded to the composite material and repainted.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 631007 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200409 |
| Day | Wed |
| 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 | B767-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : inspector |
| Qualification | technician : inspection authority |
| ASRS Report | 631007 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure contributing factor : manuals contributing factor : work cards performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Chart Or Publication Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
I noticed the sides of the rudder were missing large areas of surface paint. Rudder inspection was in progress. I was not assigned to the rudder area, but I saw an employee sanding the right/north side of the rudder down and in to the graphite/epoxy material. I informed the acting supervisor and the quality assurance supervisor of what had happened, but before the surface could be inspected, the sanded area had been prepared and painted over. On sep/wed/04 the rudder was sanded again from top to bottom and painted again.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A TECHNICIAN RPTED SEEING ANOTHER TECHNICIAN PWR SANDING A B767-200 RUDDER. RUDDER WAS SANDED TO THE COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND REPAINTED.
Narrative: I NOTICED THE SIDES OF THE RUDDER WERE MISSING LARGE AREAS OF SURFACE PAINT. RUDDER INSPECTION WAS IN PROGRESS. I WAS NOT ASSIGNED TO THE RUDDER AREA, BUT I SAW AN EMPLOYEE SANDING THE R/N SIDE OF THE RUDDER DOWN AND IN TO THE GRAPHITE/EPOXY MATERIAL. I INFORMED THE ACTING SUPVR AND THE QUALITY ASSURANCE SUPVR OF WHAT HAD HAPPENED, BUT BEFORE THE SURFACE COULD BE INSPECTED, THE SANDED AREA HAD BEEN PREPARED AND PAINTED OVER. ON SEP/WED/04 THE RUDDER WAS SANDED AGAIN FROM TOP TO BOTTOM AND PAINTED AGAIN.
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.