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Technician reported repairing aircraft damage on a B737-800 that was quarantined because of miscommunication.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1718353 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201912 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-800 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Main Gear |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Technician |
| Qualification | Maintenance Powerplant Maintenance Airframe |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural Maintenance |
Narrative:
Aircraft lh medium large transport landing gear aft trunnion pin sheared during landing; gouging the medium large transport support beam. I was assigned by supervision and engineering to blend the two damaged areas and provide dimensions after the blends were complete. I was given an avo 8258 by engineering that provided detailed instructions regarding the blend requirements. After completing the blend; I documented the blends and made updates to have inspection perform fluorescent penetrant inspection ref avo 8258. Was informed by inspection today that the airplane had been quarantined. At the time I blended the damage; I was not aware the aircraft was in quarantine and was doing as instructed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Technician reported repairing aircraft damage on a B737-800 that was quarantined because of miscommunication.
Narrative: Aircraft LH MLG landing gear aft trunnion pin sheared during landing; gouging the MLG support beam. I was assigned by supervision and engineering to blend the two damaged areas and provide dimensions after the blends were complete. I was given an AVO 8258 by engineering that provided detailed instructions regarding the blend requirements. After completing the blend; I documented the blends and made updates to have inspection perform fluorescent penetrant inspection ref AVO 8258. was informed by inspection today that the airplane had been quarantined. At the time I blended the damage; I was not aware the aircraft was in quarantine and was doing as instructed.
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.