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Mechanic reports on finding holes of right hand auxiliary static port filled with aircraft polish wax.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 786395 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200803 |
| 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 | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| ASRS Report | 78395 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1969 |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Removed line inside of pit and blew air through parts while cleaning and tested reference maintenance manual r-hand auxiliary static port; holes of static port found filled with aircraft polish wax. Contracted maintenance.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MECHANIC REPORTS ON FINDING HOLES OF RIGHT HAND AUX STATIC PORT FILLED WITH ACFT POLISH WAX.
Narrative: REMOVED LINE INSIDE OF PIT AND BLEW AIR THROUGH PARTS WHILE CLEANING AND TESTED REF MAINT MANUAL R-HAND AUX STATIC PORT; HOLES OF STATIC PORT FOUND FILLED WITH ACFT POLISH WAX. CONTRACTED MAINT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.