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A B737-300 forward cargo door frame cut out had a doubler repair per the srm. Manual did not address method of repetitive inspection of frame per airworthiness directive.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 720340 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200612 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : systems engr |
| ASRS Report | 720340 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : systems engr |
| ASRS Report | 720336 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : engineering procedure contributing factor : manuals performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Chart Or Publication Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Chart Or Publication |
| Situations | |
| Publication | Structural Repair Manual |
Narrative:
During accomplishment of inspection per 'si' (frame inspection on forward cargo door aft frame); a repair was found installed on the aft frame of the forward cargo cutout outboard end. The repair was installed per srm with single doubler. Does not address the inspection procedures for this type of repair. Issued to perform alternate inspection procedure at discrepant location; which will be accomplished at 4000 cycles intervals. Due to lack of awareness of airworthiness directive; the inspection; the repair should be submitted to boeing for alternate inspection procedures.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-300 FORWARD CARGO DOOR FRAME CUT OUT HAD A DOUBLER REPAIR PER THE SRM. MANUAL DID NOT ADDRESS METHOD OF REPETITIVE INSPECTION OF FRAME PER AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE.
Narrative: DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF INSPECTION PER 'SI' (FRAME INSPECTION ON FORWARD CARGO DOOR AFT FRAME); A REPAIR WAS FOUND INSTALLED ON THE AFT FRAME OF THE FORWARD CARGO CUTOUT OUTBOARD END. THE REPAIR WAS INSTALLED PER SRM WITH SINGLE DOUBLER. DOES NOT ADDRESS THE INSPECTION PROCS FOR THIS TYPE OF REPAIR. ISSUED TO PERFORM ALTERNATE INSPECTION PROC AT DISCREPANT LOCATION; WHICH WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED AT 4000 CYCLES INTERVALS. DUE TO LACK OF AWARENESS OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE; THE INSPECTION; THE REPAIR SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TO BOEING FOR ALTERNATE INSPECTION PROCS.
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.