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A lead mechanic reported making an improper deferral of a wing flap fairing seal that had partially separated on an A320 aircraft. He deferred the seal under a company maintenance procedures manual instead of the aircraft's configuration deviation list (cdl) manual.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 935339 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201102 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| 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 |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Flap Fairing |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Lead Technician |
| Qualification | Maintenance Powerplant Maintenance Airframe |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural MEL Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
The damaged seal was found on walk around. I was told to get the damaged piece trimmed and make a long term deferral item to cover it. We were also working a vibration issue on the aircraft. I made the long term deferral item using company maintenance procedures xx-xx for an item that requires attention; but is otherwise ok for service. It turns out that I should have used the aircraft's configuration deviation list (cdl) chapter-27 aircraft; as the controlling reference.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A Lead Mechanic reported making an improper deferral of a wing flap fairing seal that had partially separated on an A320 aircraft. He deferred the seal under a company Maintenance procedures manual instead of the aircraft's configuration deviation list (CDL) manual.
Narrative: The damaged seal was found on walk around. I was told to get the damaged piece trimmed and make a long term deferral item to cover it. We were also working a vibration issue on the aircraft. I made the long term deferral item using company Maintenance procedures XX-XX for an item that requires attention; but is otherwise ok for service. It turns out that I should have used the aircraft's configuration deviation list (CDL) chapter-27 aircraft; as the controlling reference.
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.