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A B757-200 was dispatched with deferred non airworthy fuselage skin scratches near the left static port in the rvsm critical area.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 645583 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200501 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | oversight : supervisor |
| ASRS Report | 645583 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : 3 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Airspace Structure Chart Or Publication |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Soft straight hair lines on aircraft skin below left static port area suspected to be caused by other station's lavatory servicing truck safety fiberglas flag poles contacting aircraft when approaching forward lavatory servicing panel (as per auditor). Formal request for burnishing non airworthy of flight marks on fuselage skin not documented on non routine card of technician's non routine write-up form. Foreman deferral burnishing carried out by following station ZZZ1. Gpm section 17-03 has been reviewed for proper line station maintenance item deferment procedures.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757-200 WAS DISPATCHED WITH DEFERRED NON AIRWORTHY FUSELAGE SKIN SCRATCHES NEAR THE L STATIC PORT IN THE RVSM CRITICAL AREA.
Narrative: SOFT STRAIGHT HAIR LINES ON ACFT SKIN BELOW L STATIC PORT AREA SUSPECTED TO BE CAUSED BY OTHER STATION'S LAVATORY SVCING TRUCK SAFETY FIBERGLAS FLAG POLES CONTACTING ACFT WHEN APCHING FORWARD LAVATORY SVCING PANEL (AS PER AUDITOR). FORMAL REQUEST FOR BURNISHING NON AIRWORTHY OF FLT MARKS ON FUSELAGE SKIN NOT DOCUMENTED ON NON ROUTINE CARD OF TECHNICIAN'S NON ROUTINE WRITE-UP FORM. FOREMAN DEFERRAL BURNISHING CARRIED OUT BY FOLLOWING STATION ZZZ1. GPM SECTION 17-03 HAS BEEN REVIEWED FOR PROPER LINE STATION MAINT ITEM DEFERMENT PROCS.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.