<< >> NASA ASRS Report 822531, January 2009

Mechanic reports he found 7x8 inch delamination on a B757-200 radome at the three o'clock position. Aircraft was released after evaluating damage with engineering. An FAA inspector questioned the signoff procedure.

Attributes
ACN	822531
Time
Date	200901
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Parked
Component
Aircraft Component	Fuselage Nose Cone
Person 1
Function	Technician
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Maintenance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

During a check inspection I found delamination at radome located at 3 o'clock position -- affected area 7 x 8 inches. Contacted maintenance control personnel for guidance. After evaluating damage with engineering department; an engineering release was issued. Item was signed off in the logbook following general manual. Note: this item was questioned by FAA inspector on site.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Mechanic reports he found 7x8 inch delamination on a B757-200 radome at the three o'clock position. Aircraft was released after evaluating damage with Engineering. An FAA inspector questioned the signoff procedure.

Narrative: During a check inspection I found delamination at radome located at 3 o'clock position -- affected area 7 x 8 inches. Contacted Maintenance Control personnel for guidance. After evaluating damage with Engineering Department; an engineering release was issued. Item was signed off in the logbook following General Manual. Note: This item was questioned by FAA Inspector on site.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.