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MD80 engine nose cowlings were discovered by the repair shop to have been improperly repaired with the wrong thickness of metal strap.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 726176 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200702 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| 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 Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| ASRS Report | 726176 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| ASRS Report | 726177 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : inspection |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Found out wrong material had been ordered and installed on side (outer) strap for barrel split line. Material should have been .050 2024-T3. Material used .040 2024-T3. Material in drawer since jul/xa/06; to present; could have up to 21 nose cowls affected. Contacted engineering and have destroyed wrong material.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MD80 ENG NOSE COWLINGS WERE DISCOVERED BY THE REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY REPAIRED WITH THE WRONG THICKNESS OF METAL STRAP.
Narrative: FOUND OUT WRONG MATERIAL HAD BEEN ORDERED AND INSTALLED ON SIDE (OUTER) STRAP FOR BARREL SPLIT LINE. MATERIAL SHOULD HAVE BEEN .050 2024-T3. MATERIAL USED .040 2024-T3. MATERIAL IN DRAWER SINCE JUL/XA/06; TO PRESENT; COULD HAVE UP TO 21 NOSE COWLS AFFECTED. CONTACTED ENGINEERING AND HAVE DESTROYED WRONG MATERIAL.
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.