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A B737-700 was dispatched in non compliance with interim repairs to the forward and aft galley floor ballmats. Repairs made without engineering authority/authorized.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 592384 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200308 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-700 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| ASRS Report | 592384 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| ASRS Report | 592385 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : person 3 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : repair |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Company Chart Or Publication Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
I was instructed to apply a heat lamp to the aft galley floor ballmat to cure exterior aircraft paint that was applied to the ballmat. After 30-45 mins of heat application, the paint was still very wet and tacky. Aircraft was due at the gate. The approximately size of the wet paint was an area of 3 ft by 4 ft. Conferenced with supervisor over the wet paint and what we should do. It was then decided to apply mylar tape over the affected area. Then a safety concern of slipping was discussed. We applied a non-skid tape over the mylar tape to correct the slippage concerns. Then aircraft went to gate to make its revenue flight. We were then told by supervisory personnel the paperwork for the aircraft was all taken care of. After aircraft departed, we were informed of the lack of technical authority/authorized, due to the mylar/non skid tape application by the aircraft inspector on duty.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-700 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH INTERIM REPAIRS TO THE FORWARD AND AFT GALLEY FLOOR BALLMATS. REPAIRS MADE WITHOUT ENGINEERING AUTH.
Narrative: I WAS INSTRUCTED TO APPLY A HEAT LAMP TO THE AFT GALLEY FLOOR BALLMAT TO CURE EXTERIOR ACFT PAINT THAT WAS APPLIED TO THE BALLMAT. AFTER 30-45 MINS OF HEAT APPLICATION, THE PAINT WAS STILL VERY WET AND TACKY. ACFT WAS DUE AT THE GATE. THE APPROX SIZE OF THE WET PAINT WAS AN AREA OF 3 FT BY 4 FT. CONFERENCED WITH SUPVR OVER THE WET PAINT AND WHAT WE SHOULD DO. IT WAS THEN DECIDED TO APPLY MYLAR TAPE OVER THE AFFECTED AREA. THEN A SAFETY CONCERN OF SLIPPING WAS DISCUSSED. WE APPLIED A NON-SKID TAPE OVER THE MYLAR TAPE TO CORRECT THE SLIPPAGE CONCERNS. THEN ACFT WENT TO GATE TO MAKE ITS REVENUE FLT. WE WERE THEN TOLD BY SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL THE PAPERWORK FOR THE ACFT WAS ALL TAKEN CARE OF. AFTER ACFT DEPARTED, WE WERE INFORMED OF THE LACK OF TECHNICAL AUTH, DUE TO THE MYLAR/NON SKID TAPE APPLICATION BY THE ACFT INSPECTOR ON DUTY.
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.