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A B757-200 was dispatched in non compliance with the L-1 entrance door snubber to lower hinge assembly not torqued per the maintenance manual.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 548536 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200205 |
| Day | Mon |
| 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 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| ASRS Report | 548536 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | oversight : supervisor |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : person 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other Other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : tooling |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Company Aircraft Chart Or Publication |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
Field trip to dfw to replace L-1 door snubber assembly. When installing the nut onto the lower hinge assembly, I did not have proper tool to install. There was no sure way to verify torque per maintenance manual. At present, there is no tooling used for this installation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757-200 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH THE L-1 ENTRANCE DOOR SNUBBER TO LOWER HINGE ASSEMBLY NOT TORQUED PER THE MAINT MANUAL.
Narrative: FIELD TRIP TO DFW TO REPLACE L-1 DOOR SNUBBER ASSEMBLY. WHEN INSTALLING THE NUT ONTO THE LOWER HINGE ASSEMBLY, I DID NOT HAVE PROPER TOOL TO INSTALL. THERE WAS NO SURE WAY TO VERIFY TORQUE PER MAINT MANUAL. AT PRESENT, THERE IS NO TOOLING USED FOR THIS INSTALLATION.
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.