Narrative:

I was instructed to perform a re-inspection of hail damage on air carrier per previous instructions (subject of another NASA form). A tap test was to be performed to check the status of previously inspected damage from a hail storm. Maintenance control and base management/engineering insisted that a tap test sufficed; even though the original check required a bond master (fokker bond test). The question was asked several times and it was stated that the tap test was satisfactory and met the requirements. Other issues brought up were insufficient information to determine propagation of disbonding/delamination. All answers from management and engineering were in the affirmative as were instructions to perform the work at the gate while the air carrier was down between flts.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: 2 SAAB 340B ACFT WITH HAIL DAMAGE WERE INSPECTED FOR DISBOND PROPAGATION ON FLAPS AND HORIZ STABILIZER. INSPECTION WAS ACCOMPLISHED USING AN UNAPPROVED METHOD.

Narrative: I WAS INSTRUCTED TO PERFORM A RE-INSPECTION OF HAIL DAMAGE ON ACR PER PREVIOUS INSTRUCTIONS (SUBJECT OF ANOTHER NASA FORM). A TAP TEST WAS TO BE PERFORMED TO CHK THE STATUS OF PREVIOUSLY INSPECTED DAMAGE FROM A HAIL STORM. MAINT CTL AND BASE MGMNT/ENGINEERING INSISTED THAT A TAP TEST SUFFICED; EVEN THOUGH THE ORIGINAL CHK REQUIRED A BOND MASTER (FOKKER BOND TEST). THE QUESTION WAS ASKED SEVERAL TIMES AND IT WAS STATED THAT THE TAP TEST WAS SATISFACTORY AND MET THE REQUIREMENTS. OTHER ISSUES BROUGHT UP WERE INSUFFICIENT INFO TO DETERMINE PROPAGATION OF DISBONDING/DELAMINATION. ALL ANSWERS FROM MGMNT AND ENGINEERING WERE IN THE AFFIRMATIVE AS WERE INSTRUCTIONS TO PERFORM THE WORK AT THE GATE WHILE THE ACR WAS DOWN BTWN FLTS.

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.