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A B737-300 and a B737-400 incurred ground damage and were repaired with verbal instructions from engineering of an interim repair to allow a maintenance ferry flight. Repair was made with no documentation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 413855 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199809 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| 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 | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-400 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 413855 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 414045 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical conflict : ground critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far 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:
A B737-300 aircraft xyz hole in fuselage below angle of attack indicator and pitot static mount. Did temporary repair per engineer's verbal direction through foreman at site. No engineering authority/authorized was assigned or notation in logbook for repair. Only a permit to ferry aircraft. A B737- 400 aircraft yyx leading edge of left wing damaged slat, outboard fixed leading edge fiberglas skin, aluminum nose beam. Removed damaged fiberglas skin and bent and cracked aluminum nose beam and installed temporary repair doubler to nose beam. Lower access panel attaches to 1 leg of nose beam, per foreman's direction, and informed us the aircraft was to ferry back with slats locked up, therefore, covering the damaged area. No engineering authority/authorized was assigned and other mechanics from that station that assisted in the work were to complete the final slat and speed tape installation. Left area before repairs were complete.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-300 AND A B737-400 INCURRED GND DAMAGE AND WERE REPAIRED WITH VERBAL INSTRUCTIONS FROM ENGINEERING OF AN INTERIM REPAIR TO ALLOW A MAINT FERRY FLT. REPAIR WAS MADE WITH NO DOCUMENTATION.
Narrative: A B737-300 ACFT XYZ HOLE IN FUSELAGE BELOW ANGLE OF ATTACK INDICATOR AND PITOT STATIC MOUNT. DID TEMPORARY REPAIR PER ENGINEER'S VERBAL DIRECTION THROUGH FOREMAN AT SITE. NO ENGINEERING AUTH WAS ASSIGNED OR NOTATION IN LOGBOOK FOR REPAIR. ONLY A PERMIT TO FERRY ACFT. A B737- 400 ACFT YYX LEADING EDGE OF L WING DAMAGED SLAT, OUTBOARD FIXED LEADING EDGE FIBERGLAS SKIN, ALUMINUM NOSE BEAM. REMOVED DAMAGED FIBERGLAS SKIN AND BENT AND CRACKED ALUMINUM NOSE BEAM AND INSTALLED TEMPORARY REPAIR DOUBLER TO NOSE BEAM. LOWER ACCESS PANEL ATTACHES TO 1 LEG OF NOSE BEAM, PER FOREMAN'S DIRECTION, AND INFORMED US THE ACFT WAS TO FERRY BACK WITH SLATS LOCKED UP, THEREFORE, COVERING THE DAMAGED AREA. NO ENGINEERING AUTH WAS ASSIGNED AND OTHER MECHS FROM THAT STATION THAT ASSISTED IN THE WORK WERE TO COMPLETE THE FINAL SLAT AND SPD TAPE INSTALLATION. LEFT AREA BEFORE REPAIRS WERE COMPLETE.
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.