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A B737-800 during a maintenance check a technician working the lube card on the nose gear sprayed a degreaser on the nose gear steering cables. Cables required replacement.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 708425 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200608 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-800 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| Experience | maintenance technician : 25 |
| ASRS Report | 708425 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : inspector |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : 2 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : manuals contributing factor : work cards performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : training performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Chart Or Publication Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
I was assigned a work card; to clean; preserve and grease the nose gear. It was covered with heavy old grease and was smearing. So then I used some aerosol degreaser to break it down for easier cleaning. An inspector witnessed me spraying the degreaser and told me that it was not allowed. He said he was writing up a non-routine and that it would require a cable change; since the cable was stainless steel and was inadvertently sprayed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-800 DURING A MAINT CHK A TECHNICIAN WORKING THE LUBE CARD ON THE NOSE GEAR SPRAYED A DEGREASER ON THE NOSE GEAR STEERING CABLES. CABLES REQUIRED REPLACEMENT.
Narrative: I WAS ASSIGNED A WORK CARD; TO CLEAN; PRESERVE AND GREASE THE NOSE GEAR. IT WAS COVERED WITH HVY OLD GREASE AND WAS SMEARING. SO THEN I USED SOME AEROSOL DEGREASER TO BREAK IT DOWN FOR EASIER CLEANING. AN INSPECTOR WITNESSED ME SPRAYING THE DEGREASER AND TOLD ME THAT IT WAS NOT ALLOWED. HE SAID HE WAS WRITING UP A NON-ROUTINE AND THAT IT WOULD REQUIRE A CABLE CHANGE; SINCE THE CABLE WAS STAINLESS STEEL AND WAS INADVERTENTLY SPRAYED.
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.