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Mechanic is informed that an airbus A319; on which he had earlier performed a fuselage panel check; was found with one fastener missing while aircraft was at gate.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 793691 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200805 |
| 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 | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| ASRS Report | 793691 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
I was assigned exterior on aircraft X. I looked at the fuselage panels for missing fasteners and found no defects. 16 days later I was made aware a fastener was found missing at the gate. I had no previous knowledge of missing a fastener. I do not have any suggestions other than to look more closely at these panels. I always inspect these panels for missing fasteners; and quite often find them missing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MECHANIC IS INFORMED THAT AN AIRBUS A319; ON WHICH HE HAD EARLIER PERFORMED A FUSELAGE PANEL CHECK; WAS FOUND WITH ONE FASTENER MISSING WHILE ACFT WAS AT GATE.
Narrative: I WAS ASSIGNED EXTERIOR ON ACFT X. I LOOKED AT THE FUSELAGE PANELS FOR MISSING FASTENERS AND FOUND NO DEFECTS. 16 DAYS LATER I WAS MADE AWARE A FASTENER WAS FOUND MISSING AT THE GATE. I HAD NO PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE OF MISSING A FASTENER. I DO NOT HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS OTHER THAN TO LOOK MORE CLOSELY AT THESE PANELS. I ALWAYS INSPECT THESE PANELS FOR MISSING FASTENERS; AND QUITE OFTEN FIND THEM MISSING.
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.