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Air carrier maintenance controller authority/authorized flight of DC9 with skin damage on advice of on site a&P without proper repair or documentation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 460517 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200001 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : oma.airport |
| State Reference | NE |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| Experience | maintenance supervisor : 0.3 maintenance technician : 10 |
| ASRS Report | 460517 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : non compliance with mel maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : pers.2 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : briefing performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : training performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
I was working in maintenance control for xyz airlines on jan/mon/00. A mechanic at oma when doing a walkaround noted minor skin damage to right side of nose on DC9 located outside of the pressurized area. After talking with mechanic we agreed due to minor damage outside pressure vessel that aircraft was safe to continue on to mke. After arriving in mke aircraft was repaired. Looking back, I now understand that my discrepancy that is known, must be documented and corrected before releasing that aircraft as airworthy. I also know that I will never allow outside factors to sway my judgement. I will not allow this to happen in the future by treating all and any discrepancy in a serious nature, and not release any aircraft with a known discrepancy into service.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR MAINT CTLR AUTH FLT OF DC9 WITH SKIN DAMAGE ON ADVICE OF ON SITE A&P WITHOUT PROPER REPAIR OR DOCUMENTATION.
Narrative: I WAS WORKING IN MAINT CTL FOR XYZ AIRLINES ON JAN/MON/00. A MECH AT OMA WHEN DOING A WALKAROUND NOTED MINOR SKIN DAMAGE TO R SIDE OF NOSE ON DC9 LOCATED OUTSIDE OF THE PRESSURIZED AREA. AFTER TALKING WITH MECH WE AGREED DUE TO MINOR DAMAGE OUTSIDE PRESSURE VESSEL THAT ACFT WAS SAFE TO CONTINUE ON TO MKE. AFTER ARRIVING IN MKE ACFT WAS REPAIRED. LOOKING BACK, I NOW UNDERSTAND THAT MY DISCREPANCY THAT IS KNOWN, MUST BE DOCUMENTED AND CORRECTED BEFORE RELEASING THAT ACFT AS AIRWORTHY. I ALSO KNOW THAT I WILL NEVER ALLOW OUTSIDE FACTORS TO SWAY MY JUDGEMENT. I WILL NOT ALLOW THIS TO HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE BY TREATING ALL AND ANY DISCREPANCY IN A SERIOUS NATURE, AND NOT RELEASE ANY ACFT WITH A KNOWN DISCREPANCY INTO SVC.
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.