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A B737-800 with nose skin damage was found ok for service by an inspector using damage limits in the aerodynamic smoothness area in the structural repair manual.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 626350 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200407 |
| Day | Sun |
| 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 | B737-800 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : inspector |
| ASRS Report | 626350 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician other personnel other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : 2 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : manuals performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : inspection |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Chart Or Publication |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Aircraft X has damage on r-hand nose, aft of radome. My inspection was based on the damage being in the aerodynamic smoothness area -- not the extra critical area. Also my measurements of the depth were within limits 1/8 inch.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-800 WITH NOSE SKIN DAMAGE WAS FOUND OK FOR SVC BY AN INSPECTOR USING DAMAGE LIMITS IN THE AERODYNAMIC SMOOTHNESS AREA IN THE STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUAL.
Narrative: ACFT X HAS DAMAGE ON R-HAND NOSE, AFT OF RADOME. MY INSPECTION WAS BASED ON THE DAMAGE BEING IN THE AERODYNAMIC SMOOTHNESS AREA -- NOT THE EXTRA CRITICAL AREA. ALSO MY MEASUREMENTS OF THE DEPTH WERE WITHIN LIMITS 1/8 INCH.
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.