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FAA shop inspection revealed MD80 engine cowling dust cover repairs not an approved procedure. Engineering taking corrective action to approve repair.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 712308 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200609 |
| 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 ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| ASRS Report | 712308 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| ASRS Report | 712307 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : 6 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : investigated other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : manuals contributing factor : work cards performance deficiency : repair |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Chart Or Publication Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Chart Or Publication |
| Situations | |
| Publication | Shop Repair Manual |
Narrative:
FAA was in our shop inspecting dust cover repair and we were informed by the FAA that we may be doing the procedure wrong. Engineering is involved and they are coming up with paperwork to support this procedure.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FAA SHOP INSPECTION REVEALED MD80 ENG COWLING DUST COVER REPAIRS NOT AN APPROVED PROC. ENGINEERING TAKING CORRECTIVE ACTION TO APPROVE REPAIR.
Narrative: FAA WAS IN OUR SHOP INSPECTING DUST COVER REPAIR AND WE WERE INFORMED BY THE FAA THAT WE MAY BE DOING THE PROC WRONG. ENGINEERING IS INVOLVED AND THEY ARE COMING UP WITH PAPERWORK TO SUPPORT THIS PROC.
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.