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A B767-300 forward cargo compartment was cleaned using unapproved procedures and materials in violation of the aircraft appearance manual.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 637182 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200411 |
| Day | Thu |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other |
| ASRS Report | 637182 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other |
| ASRS Report | 637183 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : 2 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted other |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : work cards contributing factor : manuals performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Company Chart Or Publication Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Chart Or Publication |
Narrative:
According to aircraft appearance manual, general policy categories a #2: only materials approved by materials and process engineering will be used in the cleaning operation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B767-300 FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT WAS CLEANED USING UNAPPROVED PROCS AND MATERIALS IN VIOLATION OF THE ACFT APPEARANCE MANUAL.
Narrative: ACCORDING TO ACFT APPEARANCE MANUAL, GENERAL POLICY CATEGORIES A #2: ONLY MATERIALS APPROVED BY MATERIALS AND PROCESS ENGINEERING WILL BE USED IN THE CLEANING OP.
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.