Rj CL65 flight crew operates flight with flap repair that was improperly performed.

Attributes
ACN	438800
Time
Date	199905
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mco.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Regional Jet CL65, Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked ground : maintenance
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 21000 flight time type : 5300
ASRS Report	438602
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 270 flight time total : 4300 flight time type : 450
ASRS Report	438800
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : company policies
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : aci3
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Chart Or Publication Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

I conducted a preflight inspection and observed an area on the right inboard flap which had aluminum aircraft tape and a small piece of clear plastic secured to the surface of the flap. Upon completion of the preflight, I was informed by the captain that the right inboard flap had been deferred by maintenance. Since the maintenance logbooks were complete, we departed to msy and returned uneventfully. Upon our return to mco, we were met by an FAA inspector who 'wanted to take a look' at the flap repair. Upon his inspection and a consultation with maintenance, it was determined that the aluminum tape and plastic should have been removed the night before when the maintenance had been performed. Subsequently, our next scheduled flight, also to msy, canceled and the aircraft was taxied to the maintenance hangar.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RJ CL65 FLC OPERATES FLT WITH FLAP REPAIR THAT WAS IMPROPERLY PERFORMED.

Narrative: I CONDUCTED A PREFLT INSPECTION AND OBSERVED AN AREA ON THE R INBOARD FLAP WHICH HAD ALUMINUM ACFT TAPE AND A SMALL PIECE OF CLR PLASTIC SECURED TO THE SURFACE OF THE FLAP. UPON COMPLETION OF THE PREFLT, I WAS INFORMED BY THE CAPT THAT THE R INBOARD FLAP HAD BEEN DEFERRED BY MAINT. SINCE THE MAINT LOGBOOKS WERE COMPLETE, WE DEPARTED TO MSY AND RETURNED UNEVENTFULLY. UPON OUR RETURN TO MCO, WE WERE MET BY AN FAA INSPECTOR WHO 'WANTED TO TAKE A LOOK' AT THE FLAP REPAIR. UPON HIS INSPECTION AND A CONSULTATION WITH MAINT, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ALUMINUM TAPE AND PLASTIC SHOULD HAVE BEEN REMOVED THE NIGHT BEFORE WHEN THE MAINT HAD BEEN PERFORMED. SUBSEQUENTLY, OUR NEXT SCHEDULED FLT, ALSO TO MSY, CANCELED AND THE ACFT WAS TAXIED TO THE MAINT HANGAR.

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.