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A B737-800 may have been released without proper inspection of a dent in the left horizontal stabilizer leading edge. Damage inspection required per structural repair manual.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 703613 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200607 |
| 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 | B737-800 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : lead technician |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| Experience | maintenance lead technician : 15 maintenance technician : 23 |
| ASRS Report | 703613 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| 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 : 3 |
| 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 : logbook entry performance deficiency : inspection |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Chart Or Publication Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Flight arrived at gate at XA08. Ramp reported dent found at left horizontal stabilizer leading edge approximately 6 ft outboard from fuselage. Mechanic working this item was reassigned to another aircraft before dent inspection was completed. Another mechanic was assigned to complete clean-up of damaged area. Measurement of dent was not completed and evaluation of damage also not complete. I assumed dent inspection was complete and in compliance with srm. Problem caused by a lack of communication and verbal turnover.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-800 MAY HAVE BEEN RELEASED WITHOUT PROPER INSPECTION OF A DENT IN THE L HORIZ STABILIZER LEADING EDGE. DAMAGE INSPECTION REQUIRED PER STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUAL.
Narrative: FLT ARRIVED AT GATE AT XA08. RAMP RPTED DENT FOUND AT L HORIZ STABILIZER LEADING EDGE APPROX 6 FT OUTBOARD FROM FUSELAGE. MECH WORKING THIS ITEM WAS REASSIGNED TO ANOTHER ACFT BEFORE DENT INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED. ANOTHER MECH WAS ASSIGNED TO COMPLETE CLEAN-UP OF DAMAGED AREA. MEASUREMENT OF DENT WAS NOT COMPLETED AND EVALUATION OF DAMAGE ALSO NOT COMPLETE. I ASSUMED DENT INSPECTION WAS COMPLETE AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH SRM. PROB CAUSED BY A LACK OF COM AND VERBAL TURNOVER.
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.