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A B737-200 #1 engine cowling had an interim repair accomplished per engineering approval. Deferred item for permanent repair 350 hours.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 643267 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200412 |
| Day | Thu |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| ASRS Report | 643267 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : lead technician oversight : supervisor |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : engineering procedure performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Chart Or Publication |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Aircraft X was in ZZZ for maintenance on #1 engine outboard cowling. Engineering authority/authorized was accomplished. The item was signed off and time controled long term deferred item for the cowling modification to be repaired within 350 flight hours in order to allow the aircraft to fly until the next heavy maintenance visit. Apparently it was not made clear that this was a temporary repair. The aircraft was and is airworthy. The time controled long term deferred item conditional paperwork deferral is the issue.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-200 #1 ENG COWLING HAD AN INTERIM REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED PER ENGINEERING APPROVAL. DEFERRED ITEM FOR PERMANENT REPAIR 350 HRS.
Narrative: ACFT X WAS IN ZZZ FOR MAINT ON #1 ENG OUTBOARD COWLING. ENGINEERING AUTH WAS ACCOMPLISHED. THE ITEM WAS SIGNED OFF AND TIME CTLED LONG TERM DEFERRED ITEM FOR THE COWLING MODIFICATION TO BE REPAIRED WITHIN 350 FLT HRS IN ORDER TO ALLOW THE ACFT TO FLY UNTIL THE NEXT HVY MAINT VISIT. APPARENTLY IT WAS NOT MADE CLR THAT THIS WAS A TEMPORARY REPAIR. THE ACFT WAS AND IS AIRWORTHY. THE TIME CTLED LONG TERM DEFERRED ITEM CONDITIONAL PAPERWORK DEFERRAL IS THE ISSUE.
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.