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A DC9-30 maintenance was accomplished at a contract maintenance facility. 20 separate structural repairs were removed and reworked because srm procedures were not followed by the contractor.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 654140 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200503 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-9 30 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground : maintenance ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : fcc technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| Experience | maintenance technician : 22 |
| ASRS Report | 654140 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation 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 : schedule pressure performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : unqualified personnel performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Chart Or Publication Company |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
| Situations | |
| Publication | Structural Repair Manual |
Narrative:
Check maintenance was done at an outsourced vendor. Basic srm procedures were not followed resulting in numerous 'hack job' repairs being removed and reworked. Over 20 separate repairs were affected in 1 zone alone.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A DC9-30 MAINT WAS ACCOMPLISHED AT A CONTRACT MAINT FACILITY. 20 SEPARATE STRUCTURAL REPAIRS WERE REMOVED AND REWORKED BECAUSE SRM PROCS WERE NOT FOLLOWED BY THE CONTRACTOR.
Narrative: CHK MAINT WAS DONE AT AN OUTSOURCED VENDOR. BASIC SRM PROCS WERE NOT FOLLOWED RESULTING IN NUMEROUS 'HACK JOB' REPAIRS BEING REMOVED AND REWORKED. OVER 20 SEPARATE REPAIRS WERE AFFECTED IN 1 ZONE ALONE.
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.