An MD90 was dispatched in non compliance with the right engine pressure relief panel missing the aft...

Attributes
ACN	487016
Time
Date	200009
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
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	MD-90 Series (DC-9-90) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked ground : maintenance
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : technician
Qualification	technician : airframe technician : powerplant
ASRS Report	487016
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : lead technician
Qualification	technician : airframe technician : powerplant
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other other : person 2
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : non availability of parts contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : installation
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Chart Or Publication Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

On sep/xa/00 the pushback crew chief (ramp) asked if I would look at a panel on aircraft xyz. On the r-hand engine #2 I found the engine pressure relief panel loose and 2 aft cables broken. I looked at the surrounding areas and found no other damage. Checked adjacent panel closed and secured panel. I informed pushback crew to hold on while I went inside to check on the 2 broken cables. I went in and informed my crew chief and was told to contact air carrier maintenance technician. Upon informing air carrier technician, I was informed that it was a no-go. I told my crew chief. He told me to go inform crew, but aircraft was gone.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD90 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH THE R ENG PRESSURE RELIEF PANEL MISSING THE AFT CABLES.

Narrative: ON SEP/XA/00 THE PUSHBACK CREW CHIEF (RAMP) ASKED IF I WOULD LOOK AT A PANEL ON ACFT XYZ. ON THE R-HAND ENG #2 I FOUND THE ENG PRESSURE RELIEF PANEL LOOSE AND 2 AFT CABLES BROKEN. I LOOKED AT THE SURROUNDING AREAS AND FOUND NO OTHER DAMAGE. CHKED ADJACENT PANEL CLOSED AND SECURED PANEL. I INFORMED PUSHBACK CREW TO HOLD ON WHILE I WENT INSIDE TO CHK ON THE 2 BROKEN CABLES. I WENT IN AND INFORMED MY CREW CHIEF AND WAS TOLD TO CONTACT ACR MAINT TECHNICIAN. UPON INFORMING ACR TECHNICIAN, I WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS A NO-GO. I TOLD MY CREW CHIEF. HE TOLD ME TO GO INFORM CREW, BUT ACFT WAS GONE.

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.

An MD90 was dispatched in non compliance with the right engine pressure relief panel missing the aft cables.