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Postflt inspection of an embraer 145 found left wing leading edge gouges that had been buffed out by maintenance without proper authority/authorized or record write-up.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 515730 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200106 |
| Day | Sun |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : rdw.airport |
| State Reference | NC |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : pit.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 145 ER&LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 350 |
| ASRS Report | 515730 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : left wing leading edge other flight crewa other other : 4 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Upon arrival in rdu, maintenance called my attention to 4 small gouges on the left leading edge. The maintenance technician said he would contact our maintenance control to see if they were within parameters. If so, he would buff them out. In the morning (jun/mon/01) the aircraft had been repaired, simply buffed the fragments smooth. However, no write-up had been filled out and maintenance was gone. The box in our maintenance can 'return to service' had been filled out and signed by that mechanic. Flight departed for dca. After arrival in dca, another mechanic inspected the gouges after I brought them to his attention. I asked him how they could complete work without writing it up. It was determined then that the mechanic in rdu did not contact maintenance control and simply buffed it out on his own. The aircraft was grounded and an inspection and write-up were performed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: POSTFLT INSPECTION OF AN EMBRAER 145 FOUND L WING LEADING EDGE GOUGES THAT HAD BEEN BUFFED OUT BY MAINT WITHOUT PROPER AUTH OR RECORD WRITE-UP.
Narrative: UPON ARR IN RDU, MAINT CALLED MY ATTN TO 4 SMALL GOUGES ON THE L LEADING EDGE. THE MAINT TECHNICIAN SAID HE WOULD CONTACT OUR MAINT CTL TO SEE IF THEY WERE WITHIN PARAMETERS. IF SO, HE WOULD BUFF THEM OUT. IN THE MORNING (JUN/MON/01) THE ACFT HAD BEEN REPAIRED, SIMPLY BUFFED THE FRAGMENTS SMOOTH. HOWEVER, NO WRITE-UP HAD BEEN FILLED OUT AND MAINT WAS GONE. THE BOX IN OUR MAINT CAN 'RETURN TO SVC' HAD BEEN FILLED OUT AND SIGNED BY THAT MECH. FLT DEPARTED FOR DCA. AFTER ARR IN DCA, ANOTHER MECH INSPECTED THE GOUGES AFTER I BROUGHT THEM TO HIS ATTN. I ASKED HIM HOW THEY COULD COMPLETE WORK WITHOUT WRITING IT UP. IT WAS DETERMINED THEN THAT THE MECH IN RDU DID NOT CONTACT MAINT CTL AND SIMPLY BUFFED IT OUT ON HIS OWN. THE ACFT WAS GNDED AND AN INSPECTION AND WRITE-UP WERE PERFORMED.
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.