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A shop technician reports unapproved adhesive being used on B757-200 lav furnishings. Engineering approval being used on each single unit.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 676426 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200510 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| ASRS Report | 676426 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| ASRS Report | 676427 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation 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 other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure contributing factor : engineering procedure contributing factor : manuals contributing factor : work cards performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Chart Or Publication Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
It has been brought to my attention within the last 24 hours that the mechanics in the shop have been using an unapproved adhesive to bond decorative laminates to the interior and exterior walls of the B757 lavatories. I have spoken to the technical supervisor and shop lead technician and was informed engineering is aware of the problem; and is currently working on a solution. I was also informed that engineering is issuing a one-time authority/authorized on a one-by-one basis until a permanent fix is available.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A SHOP TECHNICIAN RPTS UNAPPROVED ADHESIVE BEING USED ON B757-200 LAV FURNISHINGS. ENGINEERING APPROVAL BEING USED ON EACH SINGLE UNIT.
Narrative: IT HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO MY ATTN WITHIN THE LAST 24 HRS THAT THE MECHS IN THE SHOP HAVE BEEN USING AN UNAPPROVED ADHESIVE TO BOND DECORATIVE LAMINATES TO THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR WALLS OF THE B757 LAVATORIES. I HAVE SPOKEN TO THE TECHNICAL SUPVR AND SHOP LEAD TECHNICIAN AND WAS INFORMED ENGINEERING IS AWARE OF THE PROB; AND IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON A SOLUTION. I WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT ENGINEERING IS ISSUING A ONE-TIME AUTH ON A ONE-BY-ONE BASIS UNTIL A PERMANENT FIX IS AVAILABLE.
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.