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A B767-400 was reported to have a piece of metal sticking out of the left engine lower reverser cowling. Unidented metal piece removed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 632541 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200409 |
| Day | Mon |
| 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 | B767-400 and 400 ER |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : lead technician |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| Experience | maintenance lead technician : 37 |
| ASRS Report | 632541 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact other |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : logbook entry |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
At XA20 I was called to air carrier X by the flight crew to look at a piece of metal sticking out of a seam in the lower end of the reverser cowl. I opened the cowl to find the piece. Investigating the metal, I went to stores as it had a part number on it. The store's person was unable to find the part number in the parts inventory control system used at our air carrier. Visually the part appeared to have been in the cowl for a period of time and as the engine had no listed problems, I closed up the cowling. I was, at the time, into a maintenance delay and needed a log report. I had secured a loose clamp found while inspecting the engine for the loose part, so I used the item as a log signoff.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B767-400 WAS RPTED TO HAVE A PIECE OF METAL STICKING OUT OF THE L ENG LOWER REVERSER COWLING. UNIDENTED METAL PIECE REMOVED.
Narrative: AT XA20 I WAS CALLED TO ACR X BY THE FLT CREW TO LOOK AT A PIECE OF METAL STICKING OUT OF A SEAM IN THE LOWER END OF THE REVERSER COWL. I OPENED THE COWL TO FIND THE PIECE. INVESTIGATING THE METAL, I WENT TO STORES AS IT HAD A PART NUMBER ON IT. THE STORE'S PERSON WAS UNABLE TO FIND THE PART NUMBER IN THE PARTS INVENTORY CTL SYS USED AT OUR ACR. VISUALLY THE PART APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN IN THE COWL FOR A PERIOD OF TIME AND AS THE ENG HAD NO LISTED PROBS, I CLOSED UP THE COWLING. I WAS, AT THE TIME, INTO A MAINT DELAY AND NEEDED A LOG RPT. I HAD SECURED A LOOSE CLAMP FOUND WHILE INSPECTING THE ENG FOR THE LOOSE PART, SO I USED THE ITEM AS A LOG SIGNOFF.
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.