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An MD80 incurred structural damage when cabin floorboards were installed with improper fasteners. Fasteners too long.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 625124 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200407 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| 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 ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| ASRS Report | 625124 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : 2 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : work cards performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Chart Or Publication Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Screws installed in floorboard are apparently too long, and damaged structure below.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 INCURRED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WHEN CABIN FLOORBOARDS WERE INSTALLED WITH IMPROPER FASTENERS. FASTENERS TOO LONG.
Narrative: SCREWS INSTALLED IN FLOORBOARD ARE APPARENTLY TOO LONG, AND DAMAGED STRUCTURE BELOW.
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.