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An MD80 engine C-1 disc had blade damage exceeding maintenance manual limits. Blades were blended. Photos indicate the rework on the blades was not in the damaged areas. Repair accomplished later at a downline station.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 681899 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200510 |
| 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 |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| ASRS Report | 681899 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance 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 other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : briefing contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Chart Or Publication Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
As explained; damage to the C-1 disk blades exceed maintenance manual limits. On oct/fri/05 received a turnover from on work in progress on blade blending. After today; seeing the photos of the blades in their present condition; I can state that none of the blades were in this condition oct/fri/05. All damage in work on oct/fri/05 was at the blade tip and acoustic liner. Engine was repaired on dec/wed/05 at ZZZ.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 ENG C-1 DISC HAD BLADE DAMAGE EXCEEDING MAINT MANUAL LIMITS. BLADES WERE BLENDED. PHOTOS INDICATE THE REWORK ON THE BLADES WAS NOT IN THE DAMAGED AREAS. REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED LATER AT A DOWNLINE STATION.
Narrative: AS EXPLAINED; DAMAGE TO THE C-1 DISK BLADES EXCEED MAINT MANUAL LIMITS. ON OCT/FRI/05 RECEIVED A TURNOVER FROM ON WORK IN PROGRESS ON BLADE BLENDING. AFTER TODAY; SEEING THE PHOTOS OF THE BLADES IN THEIR PRESENT CONDITION; I CAN STATE THAT NONE OF THE BLADES WERE IN THIS CONDITION OCT/FRI/05. ALL DAMAGE IN WORK ON OCT/FRI/05 WAS AT THE BLADE TIP AND ACOUSTIC LINER. ENG WAS REPAIRED ON DEC/WED/05 AT ZZZ.
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.