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Technician completing a routine check on stored aircraft reported finding torn speed tape in the pack 1 and 2 inlets and exhaust. Reporter could not visually verify if the tape had entered the system due to the duct bends.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1751102 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202007 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Technician |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Doing a scheduled check for aircraft X in long term storage on the ramp; and closing everything up upon completion I noticed speed tape torn around pack 1 and 2 inlets and exhaust. Confused; I checked both inlets with a light to see if any tape was sucked in. But because the duct bends I am not 100% sure if any of the speed tape ripped and entered the system. Checked all the planes on the ramp. There is one other plane out of xx with speed tape on the pack intakes. I am unsure if it is required; applied new speed tape to both pack 1 and 2 intake and exhaust and hung streamers to help prevent this in the future.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Technician completing a routine check on stored aircraft reported finding torn speed tape in the Pack 1 and 2 inlets and exhaust. Reporter could not visually verify if the tape had entered the system due to the duct bends.
Narrative: Doing a scheduled check for Aircraft X in long term storage on the ramp; and closing everything up upon completion I noticed speed tape torn around Pack 1 and 2 inlets and exhaust. Confused; I checked both inlets with a light to see if any tape was sucked in. But because the duct bends I am not 100% sure if any of the speed tape ripped and entered the system. Checked all the planes on the ramp. There is one other plane out of XX with speed tape on the pack intakes. I am unsure if it is required; applied new speed tape to both Pack 1 and 2 intake and exhaust and hung streamers to help prevent this in the future.
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