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A maintenance manager reports a B737 had #1 and #3 VHF communications antennas installed with fasteners too short for correct installation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 678317 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200511 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| 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 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | oversight : supervisor |
| ASRS Report | 678317 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : 2 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : training performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : inspection |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Chart Or Publication Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Maintenance technician reported to me that both the #1 and #3 VHF antennas were installed with screws having too short of a grip length for the installation with associated doublers and gel gasket.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A MAINT MGR RPTS A B737 HAD #1 AND #3 VHF COMS ANTENNAS INSTALLED WITH FASTENERS TOO SHORT FOR CORRECT INSTALLATION.
Narrative: MAINT TECHNICIAN RPTED TO ME THAT BOTH THE #1 AND #3 VHF ANTENNAS WERE INSTALLED WITH SCREWS HAVING TOO SHORT OF A GRIP LENGTH FOR THE INSTALLATION WITH ASSOCIATED DOUBLERS AND GEL GASKET.
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.