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A B737-400 technician reports making an epoxy repair to #2 engine abradable fan shroud in cold, rainy WX. Epoxy failed to cure.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 640220 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200411 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Weather Elements | Rain |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-400 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| ASRS Report | 640220 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician oversight : supervisor |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : lighting contributing factor : weather contributing factor : tooling performance deficiency : repair |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
Narrative:
Approximately nov/tue/04, I repaired a #2 engine abradable shroud. On dec/fri/04 it returned to the station and the repair I accomplished was missing. Further inspection showed the adhesive had not properly cured and 1 repair had departed the aircraft and another had partially failed. Maintenance manual was followed for the repair.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-400 TECHNICIAN RPTS MAKING AN EPOXY REPAIR TO #2 ENG ABRADABLE FAN SHROUD IN COLD, RAINY WX. EPOXY FAILED TO CURE.
Narrative: APPROX NOV/TUE/04, I REPAIRED A #2 ENG ABRADABLE SHROUD. ON DEC/FRI/04 IT RETURNED TO THE STATION AND THE REPAIR I ACCOMPLISHED WAS MISSING. FURTHER INSPECTION SHOWED THE ADHESIVE HAD NOT PROPERLY CURED AND 1 REPAIR HAD DEPARTED THE ACFT AND ANOTHER HAD PARTIALLY FAILED. MAINT MANUAL WAS FOLLOWED FOR THE REPAIR.
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.