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Two MD80 rudders were painted but were not balanced per the maintenance manual. One aircraft was in maintenance; the other was in service.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 665000 |
| 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 | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| ASRS Report | 665000 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| ASRS Report | 665001 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : manuals contributing factor : work cards performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : training performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Chart Or Publication Environmental Factor Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
| Situations | |
| Publication | Maint Manual |
Narrative:
Painting of rudder not in accordance with maintenance manual. Lack of training and unclr paperwork. Aircraft X was still in the dock at time of incident. Rudder was removed and properly balanced. Aircraft Y did return in service on jul/mon/05. On jul/wed/05 it was returned to ZZZ where the rudder was removed and properly balanced.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: TWO MD80 RUDDERS WERE PAINTED BUT WERE NOT BALANCED PER THE MAINT MANUAL. ONE ACFT WAS IN MAINT; THE OTHER WAS IN SVC.
Narrative: PAINTING OF RUDDER NOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH MAINT MANUAL. LACK OF TRAINING AND UNCLR PAPERWORK. ACFT X WAS STILL IN THE DOCK AT TIME OF INCIDENT. RUDDER WAS REMOVED AND PROPERLY BALANCED. ACFT Y DID RETURN IN SVC ON JUL/MON/05. ON JUL/WED/05 IT WAS RETURNED TO ZZZ WHERE THE RUDDER WAS REMOVED AND PROPERLY BALANCED.
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.