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An MD80 technician reports an advanced structural repair revision on replacement fasteners was found incorrect. Engineering to correct revision.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 679309 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200511 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| ASRS Report | 679309 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : lead technician |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation 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 : work cards contributing factor : engineering procedure performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Chart Or Publication |
| Primary Problem | Chart Or Publication |
Narrative:
Revision states replace removed structural fasteners with aluminum rivnuts; which is not a structural fastener. Told lead technician; supervisor; and engineering that the revision is incorrect. Information has been relayed to engineering for proper fix.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 TECHNICIAN RPTS AN ADVANCED STRUCTURAL REPAIR REVISION ON REPLACEMENT FASTENERS WAS FOUND INCORRECT. ENGINEERING TO CORRECT REVISION.
Narrative: REVISION STATES REPLACE REMOVED STRUCTURAL FASTENERS WITH ALUMINUM RIVNUTS; WHICH IS NOT A STRUCTURAL FASTENER. TOLD LEAD TECHNICIAN; SUPVR; AND ENGINEERING THAT THE REVISION IS INCORRECT. INFO HAS BEEN RELAYED TO ENGINEERING FOR PROPER FIX.
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.