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A B737-500 incurred damage to a flap actuator fairing when trailing edge flaps were extended into an obstruction.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 690693 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200602 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-500 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| Experience | maintenance technician : 36 |
| ASRS Report | 690693 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : lead technician |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : manuals performance deficiency : testing performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Chart Or Publication Environmental Factor Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Damaged fairing while operating flaps. Failure on my part to recognize hazard in area during flap operation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-500 INCURRED DAMAGE TO A FLAP ACTUATOR FAIRING WHEN TRAILING EDGE FLAPS WERE EXTENDED INTO AN OBSTRUCTION.
Narrative: DAMAGED FAIRING WHILE OPERATING FLAPS. FAILURE ON MY PART TO RECOGNIZE HAZARD IN AREA DURING FLAP OP.
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.