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Mechanic notices a right wing to body fairing on a B767-300; with a previous repair; loose and coming off of the aircraft. Line engineering says ok to defer. Maintenance control says no; that further damage may be involved.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 801738 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200807 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| ASRS Report | 801738 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : repair |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Found right wing to body fairing to have previous type of repair loose and coming off aircraft. Line engineering xxxxx was called for evaluation; and he said that it was not a repair and that it just needs to be painted. I was told to defer item using specification reference. Line maintenance said that was not a proper reference and that they were concerned if there was damage or not.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MECHANIC NOTICES A RIGHT WING TO BODY FAIRING ON A B767-300; WITH A PREVIOUS REPAIR; LOOSE AND COMING OFF OF THE ACFT. LINE ENGINEERING SAYS OK TO DEFER. MAINT CONTROL SAYS NO; THAT FURTHER DAMAGE MAY BE INVOLVED.
Narrative: FOUND R WING TO BODY FAIRING TO HAVE PREVIOUS TYPE OF REPAIR LOOSE AND COMING OFF ACFT. LINE ENGINEERING XXXXX WAS CALLED FOR EVALUATION; AND HE SAID THAT IT WAS NOT A REPAIR AND THAT IT JUST NEEDS TO BE PAINTED. I WAS TOLD TO DEFER ITEM USING SPEC REF. LINE MAINT SAID THAT WAS NOT A PROPER REF AND THAT THEY WERE CONCERNED IF THERE WAS DAMAGE OR NOT.
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.