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An EMB145 was dispatched with the fueling panel door bonding strap not sealed and protective coated. Later determined sealant and coating required.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 689005 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200602 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 145 ER&LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : inspector |
| Qualification | technician : inspection authority |
| ASRS Report | 689005 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| ASRS Report | 689006 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe 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 |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : engineering procedure contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : logbook entry |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Chart Or Publication Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
I am submitting this report in response to one filed earlier about this event. Maintenance had to replace a bonding strap on the refuel door. The installation called for the application of sealant and nycote. Per the amm; the nycote was to be applied 'after the sealant curing time.' that alone should be enough to defer the application of nycote until the expiration of the sealant cure time. This was originally what was to happen. They were going to apply the sealant and defer the nycote. At about XA30; the story changed. Now they could not apply the sealant either. In reading through the amm; with the lead technician in ZZZ; it was noticed that the amm considers this a protective coating. Paint is also a protective coating. We defer paint per the gpm all the time. Therefore; we should be able to defer this the same way. So I called maintenance control and asked if we could defer this per the gpm. I did not advise; I asked. 2 controllers conferred and said that we could. I informed; and it was done.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN EMB145 WAS DISPATCHED WITH THE FUELING PANEL DOOR BONDING STRAP NOT SEALED AND PROTECTIVE COATED. LATER DETERMINED SEALANT AND COATING REQUIRED.
Narrative: I AM SUBMITTING THIS RPT IN RESPONSE TO ONE FILED EARLIER ABOUT THIS EVENT. MAINT HAD TO REPLACE A BONDING STRAP ON THE REFUEL DOOR. THE INSTALLATION CALLED FOR THE APPLICATION OF SEALANT AND NYCOTE. PER THE AMM; THE NYCOTE WAS TO BE APPLIED 'AFTER THE SEALANT CURING TIME.' THAT ALONE SHOULD BE ENOUGH TO DEFER THE APPLICATION OF NYCOTE UNTIL THE EXPIRATION OF THE SEALANT CURE TIME. THIS WAS ORIGINALLY WHAT WAS TO HAPPEN. THEY WERE GOING TO APPLY THE SEALANT AND DEFER THE NYCOTE. AT ABOUT XA30; THE STORY CHANGED. NOW THEY COULD NOT APPLY THE SEALANT EITHER. IN READING THROUGH THE AMM; WITH THE LEAD TECHNICIAN IN ZZZ; IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE AMM CONSIDERS THIS A PROTECTIVE COATING. PAINT IS ALSO A PROTECTIVE COATING. WE DEFER PAINT PER THE GPM ALL THE TIME. THEREFORE; WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO DEFER THIS THE SAME WAY. SO I CALLED MAINT CTL AND ASKED IF WE COULD DEFER THIS PER THE GPM. I DID NOT ADVISE; I ASKED. 2 CTLRS CONFERRED AND SAID THAT WE COULD. I INFORMED; AND IT WAS DONE.
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.