A B737-500 was dispatched in non compliance out of a 'C' check with an open non routine write-up on left wing corrosion beyond the structural repair manual limits.

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Attributes
ACN	630652
Time
Date	200408
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
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	B737-500
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : maintenance
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	oversight : supervisor
ASRS Report	630652
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies
Independent Detector	other other : 2
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : schedule pressure contributing factor : engineering procedure performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : repair
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Chart Or Publication Aircraft Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

Aircraft was in for c-chk. C-chk was completed except for corrosion on left wing in walkway area. C-chk foreman turned this over to me because c-chk was complete except for 2 non-routines, one for the corrosion and one for paint. The blend repair for the corrosion was beyond srm (structural repair manual) limits and we were waiting for repair approval from boeing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-500 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE OUT OF A 'C' CHK WITH AN OPEN NON ROUTINE WRITE-UP ON L WING CORROSION BEYOND THE STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUAL LIMITS.

Narrative: ACFT WAS IN FOR C-CHK. C-CHK WAS COMPLETED EXCEPT FOR CORROSION ON L WING IN WALKWAY AREA. C-CHK FOREMAN TURNED THIS OVER TO ME BECAUSE C-CHK WAS COMPLETE EXCEPT FOR 2 NON-ROUTINES, ONE FOR THE CORROSION AND ONE FOR PAINT. THE BLEND REPAIR FOR THE CORROSION WAS BEYOND SRM (STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUAL) LIMITS AND WE WERE WAITING FOR REPAIR APPROVAL FROM BOEING.

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.