An airbus A330 #1 engine inboard thrust reverser upper fairing was found with seal block and two riv...

Attributes
ACN	777274
Time
Date	200711
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A330
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : technician
Qualification	technician : powerplant technician : airframe
ASRS Report	777274
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : lead technician
Events
Anomaly	maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other other : 2
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : briefing contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

Found seal block and 2 rivets missing on #1 engine inboard thrust reverser upper fairing on ETOPS check. Installed seal block with correct bolts and nuts and secured fairing with 2 screws and clip nuts. The upper fairing was programmed for replacement maintenance routine overnight with no reinspection or terminating action date. Due to this item having no terminating date assigned it was determined that tracking was not required. The notification by my lead mechanic from the supervisor that the proper paperwork and procedures were not complied with and documented correctly. The 2 screws and clip nuts were removed and replaced with blind rivets per amm to be re-inspected every 2500 cycles and replaced with solid rivets no later than 20000 cycles. The failure to properly research and document the paperwork and computer entries necessary for a final terminating action led to this event. Through correct research; documentation and computer entries this would help eliminate and avoid events like this.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN AIRBUS A330 #1 ENG INBOARD THRUST REVERSER UPPER FAIRING WAS FOUND WITH SEAL BLOCK AND TWO RIVETS MISSING. AFTER REPAIRS; NO RE-INSPECTION OR TERMINATING ACTION DATE RECORDED OR TRACKING PROCEDURE ESTABLISHED.

Narrative: FOUND SEAL BLOCK AND 2 RIVETS MISSING ON #1 ENG INBOARD THRUST REVERSER UPPER FAIRING ON ETOPS CHK. INSTALLED SEAL BLOCK WITH CORRECT BOLTS AND NUTS AND SECURED FAIRING WITH 2 SCREWS AND CLIP NUTS. THE UPPER FAIRING WAS PROGRAMMED FOR REPLACEMENT MAINT ROUTINE OVERNIGHT WITH NO REINSPECTION OR TERMINATING ACTION DATE. DUE TO THIS ITEM HAVING NO TERMINATING DATE ASSIGNED IT WAS DETERMINED THAT TRACKING WAS NOT REQUIRED. THE NOTIFICATION BY MY LEAD MECH FROM THE SUPVR THAT THE PROPER PAPERWORK AND PROCS WERE NOT COMPLIED WITH AND DOCUMENTED CORRECTLY. THE 2 SCREWS AND CLIP NUTS WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH BLIND RIVETS PER AMM TO BE RE-INSPECTED EVERY 2500 CYCLES AND REPLACED WITH SOLID RIVETS NO LATER THAN 20000 CYCLES. THE FAILURE TO PROPERLY RESEARCH AND DOCUMENT THE PAPERWORK AND COMPUTER ENTRIES NECESSARY FOR A FINAL TERMINATING ACTION LED TO THIS EVENT. THROUGH CORRECT RESEARCH; DOCUMENTATION AND COMPUTER ENTRIES THIS WOULD HELP ELIMINATE AND AVOID EVENTS LIKE THIS.

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.

An airbus A330 #1 engine inboard thrust reverser upper fairing was found with seal block and two rivets missing. After repairs; no re-inspection or terminating action date recorded or tracking procedure established.