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A B757-200 during a lightning strike check was found to have static port damage and the paperwork did not reflect the original static ports were reworked and reinstalled.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 541287 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200203 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : teb.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : lead technician |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| Experience | maintenance lead technician : 6 maintenance technician : 28 |
| ASRS Report | 541287 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : inspector |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : person 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : installation |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
During a repair of lightning damage on aircraft, a static port needed to be replaced because it was suspected to be damaged by lightning. Subsequent inspection showed port to be ok and was reinstalled. Measuring of installed port failed to meet requirements of repair procedure. As listed in mmov 34-11-03 page 404 item D 8-11 and srm 51-10-03 item 2 items I and J, port required to be shaved. We carried forward item referencing the listed mmov's and srm's to be shaved and smoothed accordingly. We reinstalled the plugs in their original holes. The crew who had removed them tagged them accordingly, but the turnover and paperwork did not reflect that the originals were reinstalled. There had been a write-up on swapping the ports but it might not have been updated. I was the lead and did the carry forward paperwork only.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757-200 DURING A LIGHTNING STRIKE CHK WAS FOUND TO HAVE STATIC PORT DAMAGE AND THE PAPERWORK DID NOT REFLECT THE ORIGINAL STATIC PORTS WERE REWORKED AND REINSTALLED.
Narrative: DURING A REPAIR OF LIGHTNING DAMAGE ON ACFT, A STATIC PORT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS SUSPECTED TO BE DAMAGED BY LIGHTNING. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION SHOWED PORT TO BE OK AND WAS REINSTALLED. MEASURING OF INSTALLED PORT FAILED TO MEET REQUIREMENTS OF REPAIR PROC. AS LISTED IN MMOV 34-11-03 PAGE 404 ITEM D 8-11 AND SRM 51-10-03 ITEM 2 ITEMS I AND J, PORT REQUIRED TO BE SHAVED. WE CARRIED FORWARD ITEM REFING THE LISTED MMOV'S AND SRM'S TO BE SHAVED AND SMOOTHED ACCORDINGLY. WE REINSTALLED THE PLUGS IN THEIR ORIGINAL HOLES. THE CREW WHO HAD REMOVED THEM TAGGED THEM ACCORDINGLY, BUT THE TURNOVER AND PAPERWORK DID NOT REFLECT THAT THE ORIGINALS WERE REINSTALLED. THERE HAD BEEN A WRITE-UP ON SWAPPING THE PORTS BUT IT MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN UPDATED. I WAS THE LEAD AND DID THE CARRY FORWARD PAPERWORK ONLY.
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.