A DC9-30 while working a #1 right door leak found air leak at missing screw on exterior door handle. Discovered castle nut missing cotter pin and cam roller not safetied correctly. Door overhauled at offsite vendor.

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Attributes
ACN	657227
Time
Date	200505
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lga.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 30
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : technician
Qualification	technician : powerplant technician : airframe
Experience	maintenance technician : 23
ASRS Report	657227
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	maintenance : technician
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other other : 1
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : unqualified personnel performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : inspection
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor Chart Or Publication Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

While performing leak check of #1 right door; found air leak around exterior door handle. Removed interior door cover and found a missing screw which connects door handle to cover. Also found seal control roller pin in cam not safetied correctly. Cotter pin missing on castle nut. Door was overhauled at offsite vendor. Quality of work is lacking.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DC9-30 WHILE WORKING A #1 R DOOR LEAK FOUND AIR LEAK AT MISSING SCREW ON EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE. DISCOVERED CASTLE NUT MISSING COTTER PIN AND CAM ROLLER NOT SAFETIED CORRECTLY. DOOR OVERHAULED AT OFFSITE VENDOR.

Narrative: WHILE PERFORMING LEAK CHK OF #1 R DOOR; FOUND AIR LEAK AROUND EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE. REMOVED INTERIOR DOOR COVER AND FOUND A MISSING SCREW WHICH CONNECTS DOOR HANDLE TO COVER. ALSO FOUND SEAL CTL ROLLER PIN IN CAM NOT SAFETIED CORRECTLY. COTTER PIN MISSING ON CASTLE NUT. DOOR WAS OVERHAULED AT OFFSITE VENDOR. QUALITY OF WORK IS LACKING.

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.