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B737. FAA maintenance inspector found a broken rivet head on #2 pylon on walkaround inspection at sna.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 479395 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200007 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sna.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-400 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 4500 |
| ASRS Report | 479395 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : company policies other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : 3 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | FAA |
| Primary Problem | FAA |
Narrative:
On ground at sna, an FAA maintenance inspector found 2 loose screws, 1 missing screw on aircraft -- these were repaired. He also found a broken rivet head on an inboard panel #2 engine pylon. He told both my first officer and the maintenance representative 'don't write it up here, you can't get it fixed at sna.' we took the aircraft to oak, where it was inspected and released.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737. FAA MAINT INSPECTOR FOUND A BROKEN RIVET HEAD ON #2 PYLON ON WALKAROUND INSPECTION AT SNA.
Narrative: ON GND AT SNA, AN FAA MAINT INSPECTOR FOUND 2 LOOSE SCREWS, 1 MISSING SCREW ON ACFT -- THESE WERE REPAIRED. HE ALSO FOUND A BROKEN RIVET HEAD ON AN INBOARD PANEL #2 ENG PYLON. HE TOLD BOTH MY FO AND THE MAINT REPRESENTATIVE 'DON'T WRITE IT UP HERE, YOU CAN'T GET IT FIXED AT SNA.' WE TOOK THE ACFT TO OAK, WHERE IT WAS INSPECTED AND RELEASED.
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.