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A B737-300 technician reports making a walkaround inspection and missing the speed tape peeling off an interim repair to the left horizontal stabilizer leading edge.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 639488 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200412 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| ASRS Report | 639488 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : repair |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Chart Or Publication Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
On dec/thu/04, I was doing a walkaround on aircraft X, when I did not see the speed tape coming off the l-hand horizontal stabilizer leading edge. That morning, the crew found that the speed tape had began to peel off. I think that paying more attention to speed tape areas will prevent this from happening again.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-300 TECHNICIAN RPTS MAKING A WALKAROUND INSPECTION AND MISSING THE SPD TAPE PEELING OFF AN INTERIM REPAIR TO THE L HORIZ STABILIZER LEADING EDGE.
Narrative: ON DEC/THU/04, I WAS DOING A WALKAROUND ON ACFT X, WHEN I DID NOT SEE THE SPD TAPE COMING OFF THE L-HAND HORIZ STABILIZER LEADING EDGE. THAT MORNING, THE CREW FOUND THAT THE SPD TAPE HAD BEGAN TO PEEL OFF. I THINK THAT PAYING MORE ATTN TO SPD TAPE AREAS WILL PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN.
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.