<< >> NASA ASRS Report 429280, February 1999

An MD80 was released for service in non compliance with unapproved and unauthorized red lacquer used to outline critical external areas of the aircraft. The points include but are not limited to, outline of emergency exit doors, pitot and static areas, fuel vents, grounding points and window escape handles.

Attributes
ACN	429280
Time
Date	199902
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : maintenance ground : parked
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : technician
Qualification	technician : inspection authority technician : powerplant technician : airframe
Experience	maintenance technician : 32
ASRS Report	429280
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other oversight : supervisor
Qualification	technician : airframe technician : inspection authority technician : powerplant
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly
Independent Detector	other other : inspector
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Factors
Maintenance	performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Company
Primary Problem	Company
Situations
Publication	MD 80 Mant. Manual

Narrative:

Air carrier airlines ZZZ maintenance and engineering center knowingly released an aircraft in a less than airworthy condition by using unapproved materials on this aircraft. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated all the critical external areas of the aircraft are normally outlined in red polyurethane paint which is fuel proof and long lasting. The reporter said the polyurethane paint is the only paint approved in chapter 11 of the maintenance manual. The reporter stated the company has substituted a cheap red lacquer that is not fuel proof and definitely not long lasting. The reporter said the critical areas outlined in red are escape windows and doors, fuel vents, static and pitot ports, electrical grounding points and other emergency points. The reporter said the manager of quality control warned the reporter of his bad attitude and not being a 'team player.' the reporter was counseled and given the FAA hotline number.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 WAS RELEASED FOR SVC IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH UNAPPROVED AND UNAUTH RED LACQUER USED TO OUTLINE CRITICAL EXTERNAL AREAS OF THE ACFT. THE POINTS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, OUTLINE OF EMER EXIT DOORS, PITOT AND STATIC AREAS, FUEL VENTS, GNDING POINTS AND WINDOW ESCAPE HANDLES.

Narrative: ACR AIRLINES ZZZ MAINT AND ENGINEERING CTR KNOWINGLY RELEASED AN ACFT IN A LESS THAN AIRWORTHY CONDITION BY USING UNAPPROVED MATERIALS ON THIS ACFT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED ALL THE CRITICAL EXTERNAL AREAS OF THE ACFT ARE NORMALLY OUTLINED IN RED POLYURETHANE PAINT WHICH IS FUEL PROOF AND LONG LASTING. THE RPTR SAID THE POLYURETHANE PAINT IS THE ONLY PAINT APPROVED IN CHAPTER 11 OF THE MAINT MANUAL. THE RPTR STATED THE COMPANY HAS SUBSTITUTED A CHEAP RED LACQUER THAT IS NOT FUEL PROOF AND DEFINITELY NOT LONG LASTING. THE RPTR SAID THE CRITICAL AREAS OUTLINED IN RED ARE ESCAPE WINDOWS AND DOORS, FUEL VENTS, STATIC AND PITOT PORTS, ELECTRICAL GNDING POINTS AND OTHER EMER POINTS. THE RPTR SAID THE MGR OF QUALITY CTL WARNED THE RPTR OF HIS BAD ATTITUDE AND NOT BEING A 'TEAM PLAYER.' THE RPTR WAS COUNSELED AND GIVEN THE FAA HOTLINE NUMBER.

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.