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A B737-500 pilot reports on returning to field after a temporary maintenance repair on a trim panel on the upper right wing to engine pylon connection was seen by passenger to be sticking up and coming off wing after takeoff.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 778681 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200803 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 18000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-500 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : vacating altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 2800 |
| ASRS Report | 778681 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : 2 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : repair |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
After being delayed for approximately 2 hours for maintenance to complete a temporary repair on a trim panel on the upper right wing/engine pylon connection area; we departed for ZZZ1. Climbing through FL180; a flight attendant called the cockpit to report that a passenger sitting over the right wing area reported to her that the piece of trim that maintenance had been working on was sticking up and coming off the wing. The flight attendant visually verified that this piece was sticking up from the wing. After conferring with dispatch; a decision was made to return to ZZZ. No emergency was declared and the flight landed without incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-500 PILOT REPORTS ON RETURNING TO FIELD AFTER A TEMPORARY MAINT REPAIR ON A TRIM PANEL ON THE UPPER RIGHT WING TO ENG PYLON CONNECTION WAS SEEN BY PASSENGER TO BE STICKING UP AND COMING OFF WING AFTER TKOF.
Narrative: AFTER BEING DELAYED FOR APPROX 2 HRS FOR MAINT TO COMPLETE A TEMPORARY REPAIR ON A TRIM PANEL ON THE UPPER R WING/ENG PYLON CONNECTION AREA; WE DEPARTED FOR ZZZ1. CLBING THROUGH FL180; A FLT ATTENDANT CALLED THE COCKPIT TO RPT THAT A PAX SITTING OVER THE R WING AREA RPTED TO HER THAT THE PIECE OF TRIM THAT MAINT HAD BEEN WORKING ON WAS STICKING UP AND COMING OFF THE WING. THE FLT ATTENDANT VISUALLY VERIFIED THAT THIS PIECE WAS STICKING UP FROM THE WING. AFTER CONFERRING WITH DISPATCH; A DECISION WAS MADE TO RETURN TO ZZZ. NO EMER WAS DECLARED AND THE FLT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.