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A B737-700 was dispatched in non compliance with a passenger seat armrest cap interim repair made (taped). Repair not deferred or noted in logbook.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 607843 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200402 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-700 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| ASRS Report | 607843 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : person 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
I was called out to aircraft X to take duct tape -- for no specific reason. Found aisle armrest cap coming loose at or about 2- or 3D (seat location). I tried to secure the armrest cap but could not get screw started. The plane was about to push, so I secured the armrest cap with duct tape so nobody could get caught up on it. I did not make a log entry because I did not want to take a delay for doing so. About an hour or so later, maintenance control called me and asked if I had used and/or left a razor blade on that aircraft. I said no. I did not have or use a razor blade on that aircraft. I was told the aircraft was being diverted because of the razor blade that was found in the aft portion of the cabin. Because of all the attention now being drawn towards this aircraft, I realized that I should have documented the seat and deferred maintenance action in the logbook. Maintenance control was notified and said it would be documented.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-700 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH A PAX SEAT ARMREST CAP INTERIM REPAIR MADE (TAPED). REPAIR NOT DEFERRED OR NOTED IN LOGBOOK.
Narrative: I WAS CALLED OUT TO ACFT X TO TAKE DUCT TAPE -- FOR NO SPECIFIC REASON. FOUND AISLE ARMREST CAP COMING LOOSE AT OR ABOUT 2- OR 3D (SEAT LOCATION). I TRIED TO SECURE THE ARMREST CAP BUT COULD NOT GET SCREW STARTED. THE PLANE WAS ABOUT TO PUSH, SO I SECURED THE ARMREST CAP WITH DUCT TAPE SO NOBODY COULD GET CAUGHT UP ON IT. I DID NOT MAKE A LOG ENTRY BECAUSE I DID NOT WANT TO TAKE A DELAY FOR DOING SO. ABOUT AN HR OR SO LATER, MAINT CTL CALLED ME AND ASKED IF I HAD USED AND/OR LEFT A RAZOR BLADE ON THAT ACFT. I SAID NO. I DID NOT HAVE OR USE A RAZOR BLADE ON THAT ACFT. I WAS TOLD THE ACFT WAS BEING DIVERTED BECAUSE OF THE RAZOR BLADE THAT WAS FOUND IN THE AFT PORTION OF THE CABIN. BECAUSE OF ALL THE ATTN NOW BEING DRAWN TOWARDS THIS ACFT, I REALIZED THAT I SHOULD HAVE DOCUMENTED THE SEAT AND DEFERRED MAINT ACTION IN THE LOGBOOK. MAINT CTL WAS NOTIFIED AND SAID IT WOULD BE DOCUMENTED.
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.