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A DC9-30 was dispatched in non compliance with a structural repair made to the fuselage with no FAA required inspection accomplished.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 550641 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200206 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : oma.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-9 30 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| Experience | maintenance technician : 6 |
| ASRS Report | 550641 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : work cards contributing factor : manuals performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : inspection |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Chart Or Publication |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
This report is on airline aircraft X log page xxxxxx on jun/mon/02. I was sent on a road trip to ZZZ to repair a gouge found 36 inches aft of cabin door and 6 inches above lap splice. My job was to fly from ZZZ1 to ZZZ and install a class III repair in accordance with srm 53-04 figure 12B sheets 4, 94 and 95. When I arrived in ZZZ, the gouge had been checked for cracks and no cracks were found. I installed the repair, signed off the logbook accordingly and returned to ZZZ1 the next morning. Several days later, it was brought to my attention that we had an inspection problem. So I reviewed the logbook page, the srm repair and the general procedures manual on rii inspection. Only then did I realize that an rii was not accomplished at the time when the repair was done. Inspection was done on jun/tue/02 and it checked ok.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A DC9-30 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH A STRUCTURAL REPAIR MADE TO THE FUSELAGE WITH NO FAA REQUIRED INSPECTION ACCOMPLISHED.
Narrative: THIS RPT IS ON AIRLINE ACFT X LOG PAGE XXXXXX ON JUN/MON/02. I WAS SENT ON A ROAD TRIP TO ZZZ TO REPAIR A GOUGE FOUND 36 INCHES AFT OF CABIN DOOR AND 6 INCHES ABOVE LAP SPLICE. MY JOB WAS TO FLY FROM ZZZ1 TO ZZZ AND INSTALL A CLASS III REPAIR IN ACCORDANCE WITH SRM 53-04 FIGURE 12B SHEETS 4, 94 AND 95. WHEN I ARRIVED IN ZZZ, THE GOUGE HAD BEEN CHKED FOR CRACKS AND NO CRACKS WERE FOUND. I INSTALLED THE REPAIR, SIGNED OFF THE LOGBOOK ACCORDINGLY AND RETURNED TO ZZZ1 THE NEXT MORNING. SEVERAL DAYS LATER, IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTN THAT WE HAD AN INSPECTION PROB. SO I REVIEWED THE LOGBOOK PAGE, THE SRM REPAIR AND THE GENERAL PROCS MANUAL ON RII INSPECTION. ONLY THEN DID I REALIZE THAT AN RII WAS NOT ACCOMPLISHED AT THE TIME WHEN THE REPAIR WAS DONE. INSPECTION WAS DONE ON JUN/TUE/02 AND IT CHKED OK.
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.