<< >> NASA ASRS Report 682261, December 2005

An MD80 fuselage skin repair aft of the forward cargo door had a non routine writeup on a doubler changed to extend the doubler beyond the srm limits.

Attributes
ACN	682261
Time
Date	200512
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
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
ASRS Report	682261
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper documentation 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	performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : repair
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Chart Or Publication
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

On dec/tue/05 I tied in on the sheet metal repair from graveyard to continue repairing damage to skin aft of forward cargo door. The next morning graveyard changed the repair and stated on the write-up that I fabricated incorrect doubler repair. They extended the doubler and they are stating they are fabricating and installing the doubler.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 FUSELAGE SKIN REPAIR AFT OF THE FORWARD CARGO DOOR HAD A NON ROUTINE WRITEUP ON A DOUBLER CHANGED TO EXTEND THE DOUBLER BEYOND THE SRM LIMITS.

Narrative: ON DEC/TUE/05 I TIED IN ON THE SHEET METAL REPAIR FROM GRAVEYARD TO CONTINUE REPAIRING DAMAGE TO SKIN AFT OF FORWARD CARGO DOOR. THE NEXT MORNING GRAVEYARD CHANGED THE REPAIR AND STATED ON THE WRITE-UP THAT I FABRICATED INCORRECT DOUBLER REPAIR. THEY EXTENDED THE DOUBLER AND THEY ARE STATING THEY ARE FABRICATING AND INSTALLING THE DOUBLER.

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.