A DC9-10 was dispatched in non compliance with fuselage frame cracks out of limits per the structura...

Attributes
ACN	461225
Time
Date	200001
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 10
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked ground : maintenance
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	instruction : instructor oversight : supervisor
Qualification	technician : fcc technician : powerplant technician : airframe
Experience	maintenance supervisor : 6 maintenance technician : 7
ASRS Report	461225
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	instruction : trainee oversight : supervisor
Qualification	technician : powerplant technician : airframe
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other other : 1
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : training performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

While performing maintenance controller training 'on-the-job,' trainee provided work instruction to outstation technicians upon discovery of a small, approximately 1 inch crack, r-hand side of aircraft nose section, third rib aft of radome bulkhead. Aircraft was subsequently flown from XXX, us, to ZZZ, us, without any repair action taken. Aircraft was taken OTS at arrival to ZZZ and repaired. Upon further inspection, 2 small 1 inch cracks r-hand side of nose on third bulkhead were found, and repaired per srm 53-01 figure 4 by installing 2 doublers. Trainer (myself) was distraction with other aircraft maintenance problems being called into the ZZZ control office during the time the trainee was dealing with the XXX crack problem. The XXX outstation maintenance supervisor suggested to maintenance control trainee to fly aircraft to heavy maintenance base for repair, which is what happened. Aircraft was flown XXX-ZZZ in violation of FARS, having no corrective action taken at time of damage discovery.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DC9-10 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH FUSELAGE FRAME CRACKS OUT OF LIMITS PER THE STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUAL.

Narrative: WHILE PERFORMING MAINT CTLR TRAINING 'ON-THE-JOB,' TRAINEE PROVIDED WORK INSTRUCTION TO OUTSTATION TECHNICIANS UPON DISCOVERY OF A SMALL, APPROX 1 INCH CRACK, R-HAND SIDE OF ACFT NOSE SECTION, THIRD RIB AFT OF RADOME BULKHEAD. ACFT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY FLOWN FROM XXX, US, TO ZZZ, US, WITHOUT ANY REPAIR ACTION TAKEN. ACFT WAS TAKEN OTS AT ARR TO ZZZ AND REPAIRED. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, 2 SMALL 1 INCH CRACKS R-HAND SIDE OF NOSE ON THIRD BULKHEAD WERE FOUND, AND REPAIRED PER SRM 53-01 FIGURE 4 BY INSTALLING 2 DOUBLERS. TRAINER (MYSELF) WAS DISTR WITH OTHER ACFT MAINT PROBS BEING CALLED INTO THE ZZZ CTL OFFICE DURING THE TIME THE TRAINEE WAS DEALING WITH THE XXX CRACK PROB. THE XXX OUTSTATION MAINT SUPVR SUGGESTED TO MAINT CTL TRAINEE TO FLY ACFT TO HVY MAINT BASE FOR REPAIR, WHICH IS WHAT HAPPENED. ACFT WAS FLOWN XXX-ZZZ IN VIOLATION OF FARS, HAVING NO CORRECTIVE ACTION TAKEN AT TIME OF DAMAGE DISCOVERY.

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.

A DC9-10 was dispatched in non compliance with fuselage frame cracks out of limits per the structural repair manual.