Narrative:

On oct/thu/01 maintenance in ZZZZ found deterioration of the seals on the l-hand and r-hand wing, #3 and #4, forward fixed flap track fairings. They checked our company's on-line maintenance manual and found relief per a maintenance tip (revision B) to speed tape the deteriorated seals and carry forward the item to be repaired at the next maintenance opportunity per the maintenance tip with a daily reinspection. As a maintenance controller, I review all deferrals for the fleet of aircraft (A319's/320's) and noticed that from my recall it needed a daily reinspect, but the item was not loaded into the computer as such. I checked my copy of the maintenance tips and had revision B which stated the daily rechk. I then corrected the reinspect limit of the deferred item, verified the reference, and accepted the deferral. On oct/sun/01, the aircraft was in ZZZ and a technician called another maintenance controller and asked if the daily check was due. The controller looked at his copy of the maintenance tip and had revision C. After looking closer at his copy, he saw that there was now a 100 flight hour limit on the item until it was to be repaired. He immediately stopped the airplane, canceled the trip, and had the item repaired. It had gone 68 hours past the new limit for repair. What caused situation: 1) revision in on-line maintenance manual, which is supposed to be most current, had outdated reference. As of today, oct/sun/01, revision B is still in computer. Revision C from engineering is dated sep/mon/01. 2) only reference that mechanics had, no advance revisions at station. 3) as controller, I had access to our copy of maintenance tip, which was revision B in book, but also revision C which was in separate area when faxed to our desk from engineering.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN AIRBUS 320 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH AN INTERIM FLAP TRACK REPAIR WHICH WAS DISCOVERED 68 HRS OVERDUE FOR A POSITIVE FIX.

Narrative: ON OCT/THU/01 MAINT IN ZZZZ FOUND DETERIORATION OF THE SEALS ON THE L-HAND AND R-HAND WING, #3 AND #4, FORWARD FIXED FLAP TRACK FAIRINGS. THEY CHKED OUR COMPANY'S ON-LINE MAINT MANUAL AND FOUND RELIEF PER A MAINT TIP (REVISION B) TO SPD TAPE THE DETERIORATED SEALS AND CARRY FORWARD THE ITEM TO BE REPAIRED AT THE NEXT MAINT OPPORTUNITY PER THE MAINT TIP WITH A DAILY REINSPECTION. AS A MAINT CTLR, I REVIEW ALL DEFERRALS FOR THE FLEET OF ACFT (A319'S/320'S) AND NOTICED THAT FROM MY RECALL IT NEEDED A DAILY REINSPECT, BUT THE ITEM WAS NOT LOADED INTO THE COMPUTER AS SUCH. I CHKED MY COPY OF THE MAINT TIPS AND HAD REVISION B WHICH STATED THE DAILY RECHK. I THEN CORRECTED THE REINSPECT LIMIT OF THE DEFERRED ITEM, VERIFIED THE REF, AND ACCEPTED THE DEFERRAL. ON OCT/SUN/01, THE ACFT WAS IN ZZZ AND A TECHNICIAN CALLED ANOTHER MAINT CTLR AND ASKED IF THE DAILY CHK WAS DUE. THE CTLR LOOKED AT HIS COPY OF THE MAINT TIP AND HAD REVISION C. AFTER LOOKING CLOSER AT HIS COPY, HE SAW THAT THERE WAS NOW A 100 FLT HR LIMIT ON THE ITEM UNTIL IT WAS TO BE REPAIRED. HE IMMEDIATELY STOPPED THE AIRPLANE, CANCELED THE TRIP, AND HAD THE ITEM REPAIRED. IT HAD GONE 68 HRS PAST THE NEW LIMIT FOR REPAIR. WHAT CAUSED SIT: 1) REVISION IN ON-LINE MAINT MANUAL, WHICH IS SUPPOSED TO BE MOST CURRENT, HAD OUTDATED REF. AS OF TODAY, OCT/SUN/01, REVISION B IS STILL IN COMPUTER. REVISION C FROM ENGINEERING IS DATED SEP/MON/01. 2) ONLY REF THAT MECHS HAD, NO ADVANCE REVISIONS AT STATION. 3) AS CTLR, I HAD ACCESS TO OUR COPY OF MAINT TIP, WHICH WAS REVISION B IN BOOK, BUT ALSO REVISION C WHICH WAS IN SEPARATE AREA WHEN FAXED TO OUR DESK FROM ENGINEERING.

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.