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Technician reported that an incorrect fire seal was installed on an aircraft; resulting in damage and an FAA violation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1688632 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201909 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-900 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Powerplant Fire Seals |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Technician |
| Qualification | Maintenance Airframe Maintenance Powerplant |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural Maintenance Deviation - Procedural MEL |
Narrative:
This report is filed to report an FAA violation.aircraft X arrived with a piece of fire seal sticking up and out from between the left engine inboard fan cowl and strut panel. Upon further investigation; it was discovered that the wrong fire seal part number was installed on this panel. The fire seal for the left side of the engine was installed on the right side of the engine and when the fan cowl was opened and closed; the seal was damaged; crushed; and cracked; causing it to stick up and out.aircraft X was removed from service due to the correct part being out of stock. This fire seal is driven and must be installed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Technician reported that an incorrect fire seal was installed on an aircraft; resulting in damage and an FAA violation.
Narrative: This report is filed to report an FAA violation.Aircraft X arrived with a piece of fire seal sticking up and out from between the left engine inboard fan cowl and strut panel. Upon further investigation; it was discovered that the wrong fire seal part number was installed on this panel. The fire seal for the left side of the engine was installed on the right side of the engine and when the fan cowl was opened and closed; the seal was damaged; crushed; and cracked; causing it to stick up and out.Aircraft X was removed from service due to the correct part being out of stock. This fire seal is driven and must be installed.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.