A B737-700 aircraft required eddy current or dye penetrant inspection of right horizontal leading ed...

Attributes
ACN	748698
Time
Date	200707
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-700
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : technician
ASRS Report	748698
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical 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 : briefing performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : logbook entry
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

I was assigned to work a bird strike on the leading edge of the horizontal on aircraft X. Previous shift was the shift that found the damage. Being the damage was next to a rib at about station 129.50; we were required to remove the leading edge of the right/H horizontal. The dent was about 1.5 inches in diameter and about 0.05 inches deep. Engineering requested we try to rework the dent back to as close to the original contour as possible. We did the rework and damage about 1.25 inches in diameter and about .025 inches deep. Upon doing the rework the srm requires an eddy current or a penetrant check of the area. ZZZ had no one qualified to perform either. We then asked engineering for an ea (engineering authority/authorized) to defer the eddy current or penetrant check. Engineering gave us an ea (engineering authority/authorized) to defer it for 10 flight cycles; which we did. My problem is I never contacted maintenance control on the deferral. After waking up this evening I realized my mistake and called ZZZ line to have them call maintenance control to make sure they were aware of the deferral. I was told the aircraft has only made one flight cycle today. They updated the log page.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-700 ACFT REQUIRED EDDY CURRENT OR DYE PENETRANT INSPECTION OF RIGHT HORIZ LEADING EDGE DAMAGE WAS DEFERRED WITHOUT MAINT CONTROL NOTIFIED.

Narrative: I WAS ASSIGNED TO WORK A BIRD STRIKE ON THE LEADING EDGE OF THE HORIZ ON ACFT X. PREVIOUS SHIFT WAS THE SHIFT THAT FOUND THE DAMAGE. BEING THE DAMAGE WAS NEXT TO A RIB AT ABOUT STATION 129.50; WE WERE REQUIRED TO REMOVE THE LEADING EDGE OF THE R/H HORIZ. THE DENT WAS ABOUT 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER AND ABOUT 0.05 INCHES DEEP. ENGINEERING REQUESTED WE TRY TO REWORK THE DENT BACK TO AS CLOSE TO THE ORIGINAL CONTOUR AS POSSIBLE. WE DID THE REWORK AND DAMAGE ABOUT 1.25 INCHES IN DIAMETER AND ABOUT .025 INCHES DEEP. UPON DOING THE REWORK THE SRM REQUIRES AN EDDY CURRENT OR A PENETRANT CHK OF THE AREA. ZZZ HAD NO ONE QUALIFIED TO PERFORM EITHER. WE THEN ASKED ENGINEERING FOR AN EA (ENGINEERING AUTH) TO DEFER THE EDDY CURRENT OR PENETRANT CHK. ENGINEERING GAVE US AN EA (ENGINEERING AUTH) TO DEFER IT FOR 10 FLT CYCLES; WHICH WE DID. MY PROB IS I NEVER CONTACTED MAINT CTL ON THE DEFERRAL. AFTER WAKING UP THIS EVENING I REALIZED MY MISTAKE AND CALLED ZZZ LINE TO HAVE THEM CALL MAINT CTL TO MAKE SURE THEY WERE AWARE OF THE DEFERRAL. I WAS TOLD THE ACFT HAS ONLY MADE ONE FLT CYCLE TODAY. THEY UPDATED THE LOG PAGE.

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.

A B737-700 aircraft required eddy current or dye penetrant inspection of right horizontal leading edge damage was deferred without maintenance control notified.