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A B757-200 had #6 flap canoe improperly repaired. Technician searched records for previous approved repair. Completed repair; but did not advise maintenance control of completed repair.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 654367 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200504 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : lead technician |
| ASRS Report | 654367 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : 4 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : logbook entry |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Flight crew maintenance report paperwork asked for inspection of a prior repair. I did not think repair was done correctly. Tried to obtain parts listed in ipc. Parts unavailable. Company maintenance manual for possible repair and found repair document 51-20-00-1(1A) for acceptable repair. Replaced and installed new hardware as required. Performed functional check and inspection of aircraft. Signed and dated apr/thu/05 to deferral only services concerning repair. Used repair document 51-20-00-1(1A) for acceptable repair method. Parts not available in maintenance control.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757-200 HAD #6 FLAP CANOE IMPROPERLY REPAIRED. TECHNICIAN SEARCHED RECORDS FOR PREVIOUS APPROVED REPAIR. COMPLETED REPAIR; BUT DID NOT ADVISE MAINT CTL OF COMPLETED REPAIR.
Narrative: FLT CREW MAINT RPT PAPERWORK ASKED FOR INSPECTION OF A PRIOR REPAIR. I DID NOT THINK REPAIR WAS DONE CORRECTLY. TRIED TO OBTAIN PARTS LISTED IN IPC. PARTS UNAVAILABLE. COMPANY MAINT MANUAL FOR POSSIBLE REPAIR AND FOUND REPAIR DOCUMENT 51-20-00-1(1A) FOR ACCEPTABLE REPAIR. REPLACED AND INSTALLED NEW HARDWARE AS REQUIRED. PERFORMED FUNCTIONAL CHK AND INSPECTION OF ACFT. SIGNED AND DATED APR/THU/05 TO DEFERRAL ONLY SVCS CONCERNING REPAIR. USED REPAIR DOCUMENT 51-20-00-1(1A) FOR ACCEPTABLE REPAIR METHOD. PARTS NOT AVAILABLE IN MAINT CTL.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.