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After performing a high power run on a B737-700 #1 engine; mechanic received a phone call from the airport fire department of the damage to their fire station roll-up doors.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 788394 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200805 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| 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 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| ASRS Report | 788394 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical 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 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Aircraft was grounded in ZZZ due to #1 engine would not make takeoff power and I was assigned to right&right the fuel pump and hydromechanical unit on the #1 engine. When we completed the replacement of the fuel pump and hydromechanical unit. We taxied the aircraft to the ground run-up enclosure for a high power engine run. When we parked we had a crosswind that would not allow us to safely reach takeoff power. I called supervisor to inform him of our situation and he contacted operations; who instructed us to the victor run-up area. My supervisor and myself were unfamiliar with the victor run-up area so we asked for directions. Relayed directions to us and we taxied to the victor run-up area. As we approached the area; I taxied the aircraft into position and it appeared that we were clear of any obstructions behind the aircraft with the aircraft facing into the wind. The high power engine run was successful and we taxied the aircraft back to its parking spot. We later received a phone call from the airport fire department that we had damaged their roll-up doors.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AFTER PERFORMING A HIGH POWER RUN ON A B737-700 #1 ENG; MECHANIC RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM THE AIRPORT FIRE DEPT OF THE DAMAGE TO THEIR FIRE STATION ROLL-UP DOORS.
Narrative: ACFT WAS GROUNDED IN ZZZ DUE TO #1 ENG WOULD NOT MAKE TKOF PWR AND I WAS ASSIGNED TO R&R THE FUEL PUMP AND HYDROMECHANICAL UNIT ON THE #1 ENG. WHEN WE COMPLETED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL PUMP AND HYDROMECHANICAL UNIT. WE TAXIED THE ACFT TO THE GND RUN-UP ENCLOSURE FOR A HIGH PWR ENG RUN. WHEN WE PARKED WE HAD A XWIND THAT WOULD NOT ALLOW US TO SAFELY REACH TKOF PWR. I CALLED SUPVR TO INFORM HIM OF OUR SITUATION AND HE CONTACTED OPS; WHO INSTRUCTED US TO THE VICTOR RUN-UP AREA. MY SUPVR AND MYSELF WERE UNFAMILIAR WITH THE VICTOR RUN-UP AREA SO WE ASKED FOR DIRECTIONS. RELAYED DIRECTIONS TO US AND WE TAXIED TO THE VICTOR RUN-UP AREA. AS WE APCHED THE AREA; I TAXIED THE ACFT INTO POS AND IT APPEARED THAT WE WERE CLR OF ANY OBSTRUCTIONS BEHIND THE ACFT WITH THE ACFT FACING INTO THE WIND. THE HIGH PWR ENG RUN WAS SUCCESSFUL AND WE TAXIED THE ACFT BACK TO ITS PARKING SPOT. WE LATER RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM THE ARPT FIRE DEPT THAT WE HAD DAMAGED THEIR ROLL-UP DOORS.
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.