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A B737-300 was dispatched in non compliance with a jack pad attached to the left forward fuselage. Pad not removed after maintenance.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 633265 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200410 |
| 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 | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : hef.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| ASRS Report | 633265 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| ASRS Report | 633402 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : 3 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Chart Or Publication Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Aircraft had pulled to left on nose touchdown. Used nose jack/jack pad to jack nose of aircraft off ground to do investigation of nose gear. Removed jack after down jacking aircraft. Used portable line jack to jack nose gear off ground and changed both nose landing gear tires. Removed portable jack and put all part away. Aircraft jack was returned to storage by lead on duty. Jack pad was left on aircraft and I was to remove and return it to shop storage. I continued working in the aircraft to finish the A-2 check. I did not remember to remove the nose landing gear jack pad on completion of A-2 check. Aircraft had XA40 flight. Flight crew missed jack pad on walkaround.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-300 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH A JACK PAD ATTACHED TO THE L FORWARD FUSELAGE. PAD NOT REMOVED AFTER MAINT.
Narrative: ACFT HAD PULLED TO L ON NOSE TOUCHDOWN. USED NOSE JACK/JACK PAD TO JACK NOSE OF ACFT OFF GND TO DO INVESTIGATION OF NOSE GEAR. REMOVED JACK AFTER DOWN JACKING ACFT. USED PORTABLE LINE JACK TO JACK NOSE GEAR OFF GND AND CHANGED BOTH NOSE LNDG GEAR TIRES. REMOVED PORTABLE JACK AND PUT ALL PART AWAY. ACFT JACK WAS RETURNED TO STORAGE BY LEAD ON DUTY. JACK PAD WAS LEFT ON ACFT AND I WAS TO REMOVE AND RETURN IT TO SHOP STORAGE. I CONTINUED WORKING IN THE ACFT TO FINISH THE A-2 CHK. I DID NOT REMEMBER TO REMOVE THE NOSE LNDG GEAR JACK PAD ON COMPLETION OF A-2 CHK. ACFT HAD XA40 FLT. FLT CREW MISSED JACK PAD ON WALKAROUND.
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.