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An aircraft mechanic reports finding another B-777 aircraft fuselage tail section spring loaded blow-out panels sealed with sealant. The sealant prevented the panels from opening outward to relieve excessive pneumatic pressures. The aircraft was the tenth B-777 airplane that came from a recent vendor overhaul with the same problem.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 929693 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201101 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B777-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Fuselage Tail Cone |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Technician |
| Qualification | Maintenance Airframe Maintenance Powerplant |
| Experience | Maintenance Technician 33 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Maintenance |
Narrative:
This is the 10th [B-777] airplane out of [vendor repair station] paint shop with sealed blow out panels on the APU stinger (tail).
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An aircraft Mechanic reports finding another B-777 aircraft fuselage tail section spring loaded blow-out panels sealed with sealant. The sealant prevented the panels from opening outward to relieve excessive pneumatic pressures. The aircraft was the tenth B-777 airplane that came from a recent vendor overhaul with the same problem.
Narrative: This is the 10th [B-777] airplane out of [Vendor Repair Station] paint shop with sealed blow out panels on the APU stinger (tail).
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.