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A mechanic reports about an A320 that was in for a corrosion check where inspection found the threshold sill plate had been improperly installed at the aft right galley door (2R) floor area. The sill plate had missing fasteners and sub-standard (non-standard) screws and low profile nuts that were not tightened.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 895990 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201006 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Technician |
| Qualification | Maintenance Powerplant Maintenance Airframe |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural FAR |
Narrative:
During aircraft corrosion visit; it was discovered that on prior repair incorrect (non-structural) fasteners were used and in some instances fasteners were missing in floor support structure; which is primary structure. Write-ups were generated.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A Mechanic reports about an A320 that was in for a corrosion check where inspection found the threshold sill plate had been improperly installed at the aft right galley door (2R) floor area. The Sill plate had missing fasteners and sub-standard (non-standard) screws and low profile nuts that were not tightened.
Narrative: During aircraft corrosion visit; it was discovered that on prior repair incorrect (non-structural) fasteners were used and in some instances fasteners were missing in floor support structure; which is primary structure. Write-ups were generated.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.