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A lead mechanic notices the amount of aircraft paint dust in the hanger air during sanding on a crj-200. Numerous employees working in the area did not have any personal breathing equipment on.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 800428 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200808 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : dpa.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet 200 ER&LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : lead technician |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| ASRS Report | 800428 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : briefing contributing factor : manuals performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
Aircraft was in the stage of a lease return. It is a norm to bring the aircraft in the hangar and to remove the painted areas that say on the side of the aircraft. I noticed the mechanic removing the painted area; did have personal breathing equipment on himself. During the time I was watching and walking back to another area I noticed a lot of dust in the air. I was concerned for other people in the area that also have to ingest this dust particles in their lungs and there was no others with personal breathing equipment on at the time of this paint removal. I do think this is a hazard that should be addressed by safety. There needs to be a place this can be done with minimal impact to employees in the work area. We don't have a paint area anywhere on site that could limit exposure to the dust. I'm really not sure what could be done to help with this problem but again this is a norm!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A LEAD MECHANIC NOTICES THE AMOUNT OF ACFT PAINT DUST IN THE HANGER AIR DURING SANDING ON A CRJ-200. NUMEROUS EMPLOYEES WORKING IN THE AREA DID NOT HAVE ANY PERSONAL BREATHING EQUIPMENT ON.
Narrative: ACFT WAS IN THE STAGE OF A LEASE RETURN. IT IS A NORM TO BRING THE ACFT IN THE HANGAR AND TO REMOVE THE PAINTED AREAS THAT SAY ON THE SIDE OF THE ACFT. I NOTICED THE MECH REMOVING THE PAINTED AREA; DID HAVE PERSONAL BREATHING EQUIP ON HIMSELF. DURING THE TIME I WAS WATCHING AND WALKING BACK TO ANOTHER AREA I NOTICED A LOT OF DUST IN THE AIR. I WAS CONCERNED FOR OTHER PEOPLE IN THE AREA THAT ALSO HAVE TO INGEST THIS DUST PARTICLES IN THEIR LUNGS AND THERE WAS NO OTHERS WITH PERSONAL BREATHING EQUIP ON AT THE TIME OF THIS PAINT REMOVAL. I DO THINK THIS IS A HAZARD THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY SAFETY. THERE NEEDS TO BE A PLACE THIS CAN BE DONE WITH MINIMAL IMPACT TO EMPLOYEES IN THE WORK AREA. WE DON'T HAVE A PAINT AREA ANYWHERE ON SITE THAT COULD LIMIT EXPOSURE TO THE DUST. I'M REALLY NOT SURE WHAT COULD BE DONE TO HELP WITH THIS PROB BUT AGAIN THIS IS A NORM!
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.