Narrative:

On the evening of jan/tue/04, I was assigned aircraft X with an overnight layover and other items in our work package and items found on the walkaround. At approximately XA00, jan/wed/04, an amt found a 3 inch cut in the forward cargo compartment overhead ceiling shroud. As per the detailed back pages of the layover check, I applied a fire guard repair kit patch on the cut area, after verifying with our maintenance control coordinator and engineering. All agreed this was an approved means of repair. I followed up again the next evening and was told it was a good fix. I requested that the layover and maintenance procedure be rewritten to be more clear and the same. On jan/fri/04, I received an e-mail from our maintenance coordinators and engineering that the repair would have to be reworked in accordance with the maintenance manual. I immediately called the coordinators to ensure the panel would be repaired to these specifications. At no time was the safety or integrity of the aircraft was compromised. I believe that the layover paperwork and maintenance manual should be revised to eliminate this discrepancy from occurring again.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B767-400 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH A FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT CEILING PANEL REPAIRED WITH THE LAYOVER CHK QUICK PATCH.

Narrative: ON THE EVENING OF JAN/TUE/04, I WAS ASSIGNED ACFT X WITH AN OVERNIGHT LAYOVER AND OTHER ITEMS IN OUR WORK PACKAGE AND ITEMS FOUND ON THE WALKAROUND. AT APPROX XA00, JAN/WED/04, AN AMT FOUND A 3 INCH CUT IN THE FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT OVERHEAD CEILING SHROUD. AS PER THE DETAILED BACK PAGES OF THE LAYOVER CHK, I APPLIED A FIRE GUARD REPAIR KIT PATCH ON THE CUT AREA, AFTER VERIFYING WITH OUR MAINT CTL COORDINATOR AND ENGINEERING. ALL AGREED THIS WAS AN APPROVED MEANS OF REPAIR. I FOLLOWED UP AGAIN THE NEXT EVENING AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A GOOD FIX. I REQUESTED THAT THE LAYOVER AND MAINT PROC BE REWRITTEN TO BE MORE CLR AND THE SAME. ON JAN/FRI/04, I RECEIVED AN E-MAIL FROM OUR MAINT COORDINATORS AND ENGINEERING THAT THE REPAIR WOULD HAVE TO BE REWORKED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MAINT MANUAL. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE COORDINATORS TO ENSURE THE PANEL WOULD BE REPAIRED TO THESE SPECS. AT NO TIME WAS THE SAFETY OR INTEGRITY OF THE ACFT WAS COMPROMISED. I BELIEVE THAT THE LAYOVER PAPERWORK AND MAINT MANUAL SHOULD BE REVISED TO ELIMINATE THIS DISCREPANCY FROM OCCURRING AGAIN.

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.