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A tobago TB10C was maintenance ferried after an interim tape repair was made to the damaged tip fairing on the vertical stabilizer. Damage incurred on ground while parked.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 447408 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199908 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Tobago TB-10C |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | maintenance : inspector |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : inspection authority technician : airframe |
| ASRS Report | 447408 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | oversight : supervisor |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical conflict : ground critical ground encounters : vehicle |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airport Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
Narrative:
An aircraft turn wing over fin breaking plastic fairing at beacon. Made inspection for extensive damage none found. Taped plastic parts in place with approved aircraft speed tape for flight to another airport for complete fix and parts painted to match aircraft paint.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A TOBAGO TB10C WAS MAINT FERRIED AFTER AN INTERIM TAPE REPAIR WAS MADE TO THE DAMAGED TIP FAIRING ON THE VERT STABILIZER. DAMAGE INCURRED ON GND WHILE PARKED.
Narrative: AN ACFT TURN WING OVER FIN BREAKING PLASTIC FAIRING AT BEACON. MADE INSPECTION FOR EXTENSIVE DAMAGE NONE FOUND. TAPED PLASTIC PARTS IN PLACE WITH APPROVED ACFT SPD TAPE FOR FLT TO ANOTHER ARPT FOR COMPLETE FIX AND PARTS PAINTED TO MATCH ACFT PAINT.
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.