Narrative:

Upper longeron web at bs 1809-5 at stringer 12-right aircraft X was repaired during maintenance base visit. The repair was approved on FAA form dated feb/wed/05 as '...structurally acceptable as a time-limited for 12 months.' compliance to far 25.571 has not been evaluated. The compliance finding for far 25.571 is deferred for a period not to exceed 12 months from the date of this form; pending completion of the fatigue and tolerance analysis. The airplane becomes unairworthy 12 months from the date of this form; unless a new FAA form is issued prior to that time finding compliance to far 25.571. A time extension for interim repair disposition was not filed in accordance with gpm. A gpm audit of the bill of work was accomplished by me; at which time I idented the fact that the deferred maintenance/interim repair provisions of gpm had not been accomplished in that there was no record of the interim repair in the aircraft log and the write-up did not have the appropriate information entered. The audit finding was forwarded to B767 manager with a copy of the audit to quality assurance supervisor. On apr/mon/05 response date for corrective action was established. On apr/fri/05 I received a copy of an e-mail from B767 supervisor to quality assurance supervisor requesting an audit response date extension and stating that engineering was tracking the maintenance review report. I am unaware of the response to that e-mail. On jun/thu/05 having had no response or communication from anyone with respect to this issue; I wrote an e-mail directly to engineering manager with copies to production supervisor; quality assurance; and quality assurance supervisor; stating my concerns and requesting that the issue be addressed. On jul/thu/05 having heard no response from any of the individuals I contacted on jun/thu/05; I forwarded an e-mail to quality assurance supervisor advising him that the matter remained open and that the matter was referred to him for disposition. Between the dates of sep/mon/05 and oct/thu/05; I discussed the matter further with quality assurance supervisor who advised me to contact engineering in order to get the matter resolved. I contacted and forwarded him the information. A follow-up conversation several days later confirmed that the situation had not been addressed. On oct/thu/05; I discussed the matter with quality assurance supervisor and notified him of my intent to file a report. He agreed that the course of action was the only one remaining and that I should do so.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B767 HAD A LONGERON WEB AT STRINGER 12R REPAIRED. REPAIR APPROVED BY FAA; BUT WAS TIME LIMITED TO 12 MONTHS. RPTR CONTACTS ALL MAINT MGRS TO ALERT THAT TIME IS RUNNING OUT AND ACFT MUST BE REPAIRED.

Narrative: UPPER LONGERON WEB AT BS 1809-5 AT STRINGER 12-R ACFT X WAS REPAIRED DURING MAINT BASE VISIT. THE REPAIR WAS APPROVED ON FAA FORM DATED FEB/WED/05 AS '...STRUCTURALLY ACCEPTABLE AS A TIME-LIMITED FOR 12 MONTHS.' COMPLIANCE TO FAR 25.571 HAS NOT BEEN EVALUATED. THE COMPLIANCE FINDING FOR FAR 25.571 IS DEFERRED FOR A PERIOD NOT TO EXCEED 12 MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF THIS FORM; PENDING COMPLETION OF THE FATIGUE AND TOLERANCE ANALYSIS. THE AIRPLANE BECOMES UNAIRWORTHY 12 MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF THIS FORM; UNLESS A NEW FAA FORM IS ISSUED PRIOR TO THAT TIME FINDING COMPLIANCE TO FAR 25.571. A TIME EXTENSION FOR INTERIM REPAIR DISPOSITION WAS NOT FILED IN ACCORDANCE WITH GPM. A GPM AUDIT OF THE BILL OF WORK WAS ACCOMPLISHED BY ME; AT WHICH TIME I IDENTED THE FACT THAT THE DEFERRED MAINT/INTERIM REPAIR PROVISIONS OF GPM HAD NOT BEEN ACCOMPLISHED IN THAT THERE WAS NO RECORD OF THE INTERIM REPAIR IN THE ACFT LOG AND THE WRITE-UP DID NOT HAVE THE APPROPRIATE INFO ENTERED. THE AUDIT FINDING WAS FORWARDED TO B767 MGR WITH A COPY OF THE AUDIT TO QUALITY ASSURANCE SUPVR. ON APR/MON/05 RESPONSE DATE FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS ESTABLISHED. ON APR/FRI/05 I RECEIVED A COPY OF AN E-MAIL FROM B767 SUPVR TO QUALITY ASSURANCE SUPVR REQUESTING AN AUDIT RESPONSE DATE EXTENSION AND STATING THAT ENGINEERING WAS TRACKING THE MAINT REVIEW RPT. I AM UNAWARE OF THE RESPONSE TO THAT E-MAIL. ON JUN/THU/05 HAVING HAD NO RESPONSE OR COM FROM ANYONE WITH RESPECT TO THIS ISSUE; I WROTE AN E-MAIL DIRECTLY TO ENGINEERING MGR WITH COPIES TO PRODUCTION SUPVR; QUALITY ASSURANCE; AND QUALITY ASSURANCE SUPVR; STATING MY CONCERNS AND REQUESTING THAT THE ISSUE BE ADDRESSED. ON JUL/THU/05 HAVING HEARD NO RESPONSE FROM ANY OF THE INDIVIDUALS I CONTACTED ON JUN/THU/05; I FORWARDED AN E-MAIL TO QUALITY ASSURANCE SUPVR ADVISING HIM THAT THE MATTER REMAINED OPEN AND THAT THE MATTER WAS REFERRED TO HIM FOR DISPOSITION. BTWN THE DATES OF SEP/MON/05 AND OCT/THU/05; I DISCUSSED THE MATTER FURTHER WITH QUALITY ASSURANCE SUPVR WHO ADVISED ME TO CONTACT ENGINEERING IN ORDER TO GET THE MATTER RESOLVED. I CONTACTED AND FORWARDED HIM THE INFO. A FOLLOW-UP CONVERSATION SEVERAL DAYS LATER CONFIRMED THAT THE SITUATION HAD NOT BEEN ADDRESSED. ON OCT/THU/05; I DISCUSSED THE MATTER WITH QUALITY ASSURANCE SUPVR AND NOTIFIED HIM OF MY INTENT TO FILE A RPT. HE AGREED THAT THE COURSE OF ACTION WAS THE ONLY ONE REMAINING AND THAT I SHOULD DO SO.

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.