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A CL65 regional jet, during postflt inspection, was found to have fasteners protruding from the lower surface of the horizontal stabilizer.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 464262 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200002 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| 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 : maintenance ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 270 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 464262 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : unqualified personnel performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : installation |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Company Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
During postflt, screws were found loose along bottom of horizontal stabilizer. Upon maintenance inspection, screws were found to be wrong specification for stabilizer. Screw was so far out of hole that it could have jammed the horizontal stabilizer trim. This is another air carrier aircraft under the 'judge.' from what has been said, the maintenance department is under restr from the 'judge' from using the general maintenance manual for repairs.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A CL65 REGIONAL JET, DURING POSTFLT INSPECTION, WAS FOUND TO HAVE FASTENERS PROTRUDING FROM THE LOWER SURFACE OF THE HORIZ STABILIZER.
Narrative: DURING POSTFLT, SCREWS WERE FOUND LOOSE ALONG BOTTOM OF HORIZ STABILIZER. UPON MAINT INSPECTION, SCREWS WERE FOUND TO BE WRONG SPEC FOR STABILIZER. SCREW WAS SO FAR OUT OF HOLE THAT IT COULD HAVE JAMMED THE HORIZ STABILIZER TRIM. THIS IS ANOTHER ACR ACFT UNDER THE 'JUDGE.' FROM WHAT HAS BEEN SAID, THE MAINT DEPT IS UNDER RESTR FROM THE 'JUDGE' FROM USING THE GENERAL MAINT MANUAL FOR REPAIRS.
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.