A MD80 was released out of maintenance in non-compliance with the right engine outboard cowl missing...

Attributes
ACN	566586
Time
Date	200211
Day	Fri
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
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : maintenance
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
ASRS Report	566586
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other oversight : supervisor
ASRS Report	566660
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical 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
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : schedule pressure contributing factor : work cards performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : inspection
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor Maintenance Human Performance Company Aircraft
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

The evening of nov/fri/02 I shipped a miscellaneous COW3001 to X1A. I understood from C/C that day shift supervisor said, 'move COW3001 as soon as possible to aircraft without stang and decals even if wet.' I understood dock would be responsible for the stang and decals to be installed. Technician and I, stock clerk, moved cow to the dock. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated getting the cowling to the dock was a hot item and the paint was wet when delivered to the dock. The reporter said the decal and the stang were with the cowling but not attached. The reporter stated the work order directed the decal and the stang be attached to the cowling before installing on the engine. The reporter said the aircraft was dispatched without the stang being attached to the right engine outboard cowling.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A MD80 WAS RELEASED OUT OF MAINT IN NON-COMPLIANCE WITH THE R ENG OUTBOARD COWL MISSING THE STANG.

Narrative: THE EVENING OF NOV/FRI/02 I SHIPPED A MISC COW3001 TO X1A. I UNDERSTOOD FROM C/C THAT DAY SHIFT SUPVR SAID, 'MOVE COW3001 ASAP TO ACFT WITHOUT STANG AND DECALS EVEN IF WET.' I UNDERSTOOD DOCK WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE STANG AND DECALS TO BE INSTALLED. TECHNICIAN AND I, STOCK CLERK, MOVED COW TO THE DOCK. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED GETTING THE COWLING TO THE DOCK WAS A HOT ITEM AND THE PAINT WAS WET WHEN DELIVERED TO THE DOCK. THE RPTR SAID THE DECAL AND THE STANG WERE WITH THE COWLING BUT NOT ATTACHED. THE RPTR STATED THE WORK ORDER DIRECTED THE DECAL AND THE STANG BE ATTACHED TO THE COWLING BEFORE INSTALLING ON THE ENG. THE RPTR SAID THE ACFT WAS DISPATCHED WITHOUT THE STANG BEING ATTACHED TO THE R ENG OUTBOARD COWLING.

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.

A MD80 was released out of maintenance in non-compliance with the right engine outboard cowl missing the stang.