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An MD80 was dispatched with a forward entry door dent on the lower forward edge. Technician inspected and released the aircraft for service with no documentation for repair or structural repair manual damage limits.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 710309 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200609 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| 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 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| ASRS Report | 710309 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : 2 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure contributing factor : manuals performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : inspection |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Environmental Factor Aircraft Chart Or Publication |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Called out to gate xx. Agent noticed a dent on forward edge (lower) on forward entry door at departure time. Found a dent on arrival to aircraft. Inspected and found no other damage other than dent. Made a quick decision that safety and integrity of door and seal was safe. Talked to flight crew through ramp personnel that damage would not affect pressurization of aircraft. Agent relayed to me that door closed normally with no binding or other defects. Cockpit crew informed me that door light was extinguished. Received a call from ord chief at approximately XA00 hour on sep/xx/06; stating that xxb took a maintenance delay awaiting engineer's approval for a 2 flight leg deviation until permanent repair was required. A mental note to self reminding myself that no matter how much pressure and authorities before we make that decision.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 WAS DISPATCHED WITH A FORWARD ENTRY DOOR DENT ON THE LOWER FORWARD EDGE. TECHNICIAN INSPECTED AND RELEASED THE ACFT FOR SVC WITH NO DOCUMENTATION FOR REPAIR OR STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUAL DAMAGE LIMITS.
Narrative: CALLED OUT TO GATE XX. AGENT NOTICED A DENT ON FORWARD EDGE (LOWER) ON FORWARD ENTRY DOOR AT DEP TIME. FOUND A DENT ON ARR TO ACFT. INSPECTED AND FOUND NO OTHER DAMAGE OTHER THAN DENT. MADE A QUICK DECISION THAT SAFETY AND INTEGRITY OF DOOR AND SEAL WAS SAFE. TALKED TO FLT CREW THROUGH RAMP PERSONNEL THAT DAMAGE WOULD NOT AFFECT PRESSURIZATION OF ACFT. AGENT RELAYED TO ME THAT DOOR CLOSED NORMALLY WITH NO BINDING OR OTHER DEFECTS. COCKPIT CREW INFORMED ME THAT DOOR LIGHT WAS EXTINGUISHED. RECEIVED A CALL FROM ORD CHIEF AT APPROX XA00 HR ON SEP/XX/06; STATING THAT XXB TOOK A MAINT DELAY AWAITING ENGINEER'S APPROVAL FOR A 2 FLT LEG DEV UNTIL PERMANENT REPAIR WAS REQUIRED. A MENTAL NOTE TO SELF REMINDING MYSELF THAT NO MATTER HOW MUCH PRESSURE AND AUTHORITIES BEFORE WE MAKE THAT DECISION.
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.