Narrative:

I continued to install an over the wing panel, which had already been inspected by the previous mechanic and an inspector, and clearance was given to go ahead and install the panel. I continued to install fasteners until I ran into a couple of stripped nut plates. I had to remove the panel to replace the nut plates. Before removing the panel, I had to clear the area just aft of the panel, so there was room to slide the panel straight back around 6-8 inches. All hardware, tools, and any other debris were removed so nothing would fall into the area which was covered by the panel. After I replaced the nut plates, I slid the panel back in place without clearance to close, because it was already inspected for the previous mechanic. I continued to install all fasteners and finished installing the panel. After the aircraft was released, there was a problem with one of the throttle cables sticking, and a latex glove was found on one of the cables under the panel that I was working on. Before I started working on this job card, when I went up to the work area on the wing, I didn't notice any debris around the panel that I was working on, and throughout the whole time I was closing this panel up, I don't remember anybody else with me on the wing who may have contributed to this accident.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B747-100 WAS RELEASED FOR SVC IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH A RPT OF A STICKING THROTTLE CAUSED BY A LATEX GLOVE STUCK IN A THROTTLE CABLE PULLEY.

Narrative: I CONTINUED TO INSTALL AN OVER THE WING PANEL, WHICH HAD ALREADY BEEN INSPECTED BY THE PREVIOUS MECH AND AN INSPECTOR, AND CLRNC WAS GIVEN TO GO AHEAD AND INSTALL THE PANEL. I CONTINUED TO INSTALL FASTENERS UNTIL I RAN INTO A COUPLE OF STRIPPED NUT PLATES. I HAD TO REMOVE THE PANEL TO REPLACE THE NUT PLATES. BEFORE REMOVING THE PANEL, I HAD TO CLR THE AREA JUST AFT OF THE PANEL, SO THERE WAS ROOM TO SLIDE THE PANEL STRAIGHT BACK AROUND 6-8 INCHES. ALL HARDWARE, TOOLS, AND ANY OTHER DEBRIS WERE REMOVED SO NOTHING WOULD FALL INTO THE AREA WHICH WAS COVERED BY THE PANEL. AFTER I REPLACED THE NUT PLATES, I SLID THE PANEL BACK IN PLACE WITHOUT CLRNC TO CLOSE, BECAUSE IT WAS ALREADY INSPECTED FOR THE PREVIOUS MECH. I CONTINUED TO INSTALL ALL FASTENERS AND FINISHED INSTALLING THE PANEL. AFTER THE ACFT WAS RELEASED, THERE WAS A PROB WITH ONE OF THE THROTTLE CABLES STICKING, AND A LATEX GLOVE WAS FOUND ON ONE OF THE CABLES UNDER THE PANEL THAT I WAS WORKING ON. BEFORE I STARTED WORKING ON THIS JOB CARD, WHEN I WENT UP TO THE WORK AREA ON THE WING, I DIDN'T NOTICE ANY DEBRIS AROUND THE PANEL THAT I WAS WORKING ON, AND THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE TIME I WAS CLOSING THIS PANEL UP, I DON'T REMEMBER ANYBODY ELSE WITH ME ON THE WING WHO MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THIS ACCIDENT.

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.