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A B737-300 was released for service and operated in non compliance with the right aileron dust seal not installed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 563167 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200210 |
| Day | Fri |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| Experience | maintenance technician : 20 |
| ASRS Report | 563167 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : lead technician |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : work cards contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : inspection |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance Chart Or Publication |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Aircraft X was in for hmv/D-check. Reinstallation of r-hand aileron. A dust seal was found not installed after aircraft was released for service. Aircraft flew several legs. This seal is not usually removed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-300 WAS RELEASED FOR SVC AND OPERATED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH THE R AILERON DUST SEAL NOT INSTALLED.
Narrative: ACFT X WAS IN FOR HMV/D-CHK. REINSTALLATION OF R-HAND AILERON. A DUST SEAL WAS FOUND NOT INSTALLED AFTER ACFT WAS RELEASED FOR SVC. ACFT FLEW SEVERAL LEGS. THIS SEAL IS NOT USUALLY REMOVED.
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.