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A DC9 on overnight check was found to have #5 slat both extend and retract, adjustable stops and serrated locks missing. Maintenance manual cable rigging procedure not followed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 616248 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200404 |
| 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 | DC-9 50 |
| 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 repairman : 4 maintenance technician : 16 |
| ASRS Report | 616248 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician oversight : supervisor |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : testing |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Chart Or Publication |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Left wing leading edge slats, #5 slat on #5 drive track, both the retract slats and extend slats adjustable stops and serrated locks missing. Job card (instruction) XXX page 12 wing slat cable rigging not followed. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the information on the locks and stops was given to management to determine where the cable rigging was accomplished but no answer was received.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A DC9 ON OVERNIGHT CHK WAS FOUND TO HAVE #5 SLAT BOTH EXTEND AND RETRACT, ADJUSTABLE STOPS AND SERRATED LOCKS MISSING. MAINT MANUAL CABLE RIGGING PROC NOT FOLLOWED.
Narrative: L WING LEADING EDGE SLATS, #5 SLAT ON #5 DRIVE TRACK, BOTH THE RETRACT SLATS AND EXTEND SLATS ADJUSTABLE STOPS AND SERRATED LOCKS MISSING. JOB CARD (INSTRUCTION) XXX PAGE 12 WING SLAT CABLE RIGGING NOT FOLLOWED. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE INFO ON THE LOCKS AND STOPS WAS GIVEN TO MGMNT TO DETERMINE WHERE THE CABLE RIGGING WAS ACCOMPLISHED BUT NO ANSWER WAS RECEIVED.
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.