Aircraft damage, a fairing was bent when the flaps were operated.

Attributes
ACN	314970
Time
Date	199509
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mke
State Reference	WI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 10
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : preflight other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	314970
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

2 screws were left out of the right flap outboard moveable vane track fairing. The screws were removed for maintenance of the inboard movable vane track roller fittings. The missing screws caused the fairing to lift up slightly in flight. When the flaps were retracted, the fairing was bent. No parts were dislodged and the aircraft was ferried back to maintenance and the fairing was replaced. The 2 screws that were missing were in an easily visible area, however, the fairing was never removed from the aircraft, just the 2 end screws to permit visible access to the outboard vane track. All panels that were removed from the aircraft were written up. This panel, because it was not fully removed, was not written up.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT DAMAGE, A FAIRING WAS BENT WHEN THE FLAPS WERE OPERATED.

Narrative: 2 SCREWS WERE LEFT OUT OF THE R FLAP OUTBOARD MOVEABLE VANE TRACK FAIRING. THE SCREWS WERE REMOVED FOR MAINT OF THE INBOARD MOVABLE VANE TRACK ROLLER FITTINGS. THE MISSING SCREWS CAUSED THE FAIRING TO LIFT UP SLIGHTLY IN FLT. WHEN THE FLAPS WERE RETRACTED, THE FAIRING WAS BENT. NO PARTS WERE DISLODGED AND THE ACFT WAS FERRIED BACK TO MAINT AND THE FAIRING WAS REPLACED. THE 2 SCREWS THAT WERE MISSING WERE IN AN EASILY VISIBLE AREA, HOWEVER, THE FAIRING WAS NEVER REMOVED FROM THE ACFT, JUST THE 2 END SCREWS TO PERMIT VISIBLE ACCESS TO THE OUTBOARD VANE TRACK. ALL PANELS THAT WERE REMOVED FROM THE ACFT WERE WRITTEN UP. THIS PANEL, BECAUSE IT WAS NOT FULLY REMOVED, WAS NOT WRITTEN UP.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.