<< >> NASA ASRS Report 408924, July 1998

2 fokker 100 aircraft were released for service after heavy maintenance with the incorrect material used in the cabin floorboards.

Attributes
ACN	408924
Time
Date	199807
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Fokker 100
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other oversight : supervisor
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	408924
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other oversight : supervisor
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Possibility of incorrect type floorboard material installed in specific area of aircraft. Board of investigation held on jul/xy/98, notifying me of incident. Questions arose pertaining to authority/authorized to manufacture floorboards. First 2 aircraft made per authority/authorized of approved materials manual. 3RD aircraft is when dock disagreed concerning type of material. Engineering department was contacted. After discussion, engineering department agreed to use material which dock requested. Material which dock requested was fokker type material.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: 2 FOKKER 100 ACFT WERE RELEASED FOR SVC AFTER HVY MAINT WITH THE INCORRECT MATERIAL USED IN THE CABIN FLOORBOARDS.

Narrative: POSSIBILITY OF INCORRECT TYPE FLOORBOARD MATERIAL INSTALLED IN SPECIFIC AREA OF ACFT. BOARD OF INVESTIGATION HELD ON JUL/XY/98, NOTIFYING ME OF INCIDENT. QUESTIONS AROSE PERTAINING TO AUTH TO MANUFACTURE FLOORBOARDS. FIRST 2 ACFT MADE PER AUTH OF APPROVED MATERIALS MANUAL. 3RD ACFT IS WHEN DOCK DISAGREED CONCERNING TYPE OF MATERIAL. ENGINEERING DEPT WAS CONTACTED. AFTER DISCUSSION, ENGINEERING DEPT AGREED TO USE MATERIAL WHICH DOCK REQUESTED. MATERIAL WHICH DOCK REQUESTED WAS FOKKER TYPE MATERIAL.

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.