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A canadair rj incurred damage to the #2 engine thrust reverser fairing caused by an improperly installed fairing panel.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 380725 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199709 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Challenger CL604 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 380725 |
| 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 other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
During the early morning of sep/xx/97, I was performing maintenance on aircraft XXX right engine. I noticed the exhaust fairing had an access panel missing. I checked on the part and was issued it from parts. I installed it per the maintenance manual. After coming down from the top of the engine I was assigned to finish the service check inspection and other scheduled maintenance. The access panel installed was not a complete assembly, but was installed per the maintenance manual instructions. This panel missing was not entered into the aircraft logbook due to my being assigned other tasks. This happened because the aircraft arrived at the hangar approximately 2 1/2 hours after our shift started and we were trying to complete the scheduled tasks. Aircraft came into hangar, possibly for scheduled maintenance, the next evening and the access panel was found bent and sticking out. The engine tailpipe fairing was replaced due to dents on it. These dents were not from this panel.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A CANADAIR RJ INCURRED DAMAGE TO THE #2 ENG THRUST REVERSER FAIRING CAUSED BY AN IMPROPERLY INSTALLED FAIRING PANEL.
Narrative: DURING THE EARLY MORNING OF SEP/XX/97, I WAS PERFORMING MAINT ON ACFT XXX R ENG. I NOTICED THE EXHAUST FAIRING HAD AN ACCESS PANEL MISSING. I CHKED ON THE PART AND WAS ISSUED IT FROM PARTS. I INSTALLED IT PER THE MAINT MANUAL. AFTER COMING DOWN FROM THE TOP OF THE ENG I WAS ASSIGNED TO FINISH THE SVC CHK INSPECTION AND OTHER SCHEDULED MAINT. THE ACCESS PANEL INSTALLED WAS NOT A COMPLETE ASSEMBLY, BUT WAS INSTALLED PER THE MAINT MANUAL INSTRUCTIONS. THIS PANEL MISSING WAS NOT ENTERED INTO THE ACFT LOGBOOK DUE TO MY BEING ASSIGNED OTHER TASKS. THIS HAPPENED BECAUSE THE ACFT ARRIVED AT THE HANGAR APPROX 2 1/2 HRS AFTER OUR SHIFT STARTED AND WE WERE TRYING TO COMPLETE THE SCHEDULED TASKS. ACFT CAME INTO HANGAR, POSSIBLY FOR SCHEDULED MAINT, THE NEXT EVENING AND THE ACCESS PANEL WAS FOUND BENT AND STICKING OUT. THE ENG TAILPIPE FAIRING WAS REPLACED DUE TO DENTS ON IT. THESE DENTS WERE NOT FROM THIS PANEL.
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.