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A B737-400 engine strut panel was opened by mistake and then closed. Later found missing at next station.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 638863 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200411 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : k90.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-400 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| ASRS Report | 638863 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : 2 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : testing performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Environmental Factor Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
The strut panel was open by mistake and immediately reinstalled. It appeared to be secured and installed correctly. We had been inspecting for water in the strut drum control box area.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-400 ENG STRUT PANEL WAS OPENED BY MISTAKE AND THEN CLOSED. LATER FOUND MISSING AT NEXT STATION.
Narrative: THE STRUT PANEL WAS OPEN BY MISTAKE AND IMMEDIATELY REINSTALLED. IT APPEARED TO BE SECURED AND INSTALLED CORRECTLY. WE HAD BEEN INSPECTING FOR WATER IN THE STRUT DRUM CTL BOX AREA.
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.