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A B737-300 was inspected after painting and small defects were found on the radome. A full lightning strike inspection was not accomplished.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 664657 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200507 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : inspector |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| Experience | flight time type : 7 |
| ASRS Report | 664657 |
| 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 : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : logbook entry |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Chart Or Publication Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
During finish-up of repainting aircraft X at leading edge; small defects were found to radome. A temporary repair was done with reference to srm 53-10-72 and engineering authority/authorized B3-53R-10943. But a full lightning strike to the fuselage and the rest of the aircraft was not accomplished. The damage to the radome was found after the fuselage had been repainted. I did not notice the damage to the radome during my walkaround after repositioning aircraft to ZZZ1 on jul/wed/05.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-300 WAS INSPECTED AFTER PAINTING AND SMALL DEFECTS WERE FOUND ON THE RADOME. A FULL LIGHTNING STRIKE INSPECTION WAS NOT ACCOMPLISHED.
Narrative: DURING FINISH-UP OF REPAINTING ACFT X AT LEADING EDGE; SMALL DEFECTS WERE FOUND TO RADOME. A TEMPORARY REPAIR WAS DONE WITH REF TO SRM 53-10-72 AND ENGINEERING AUTH B3-53R-10943. BUT A FULL LIGHTNING STRIKE TO THE FUSELAGE AND THE REST OF THE ACFT WAS NOT ACCOMPLISHED. THE DAMAGE TO THE RADOME WAS FOUND AFTER THE FUSELAGE HAD BEEN REPAINTED. I DID NOT NOTICE THE DAMAGE TO THE RADOME DURING MY WALKAROUND AFTER REPOSITIONING ACFT TO ZZZ1 ON JUL/WED/05.
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.