<< >> NASA ASRS Report 864863, December 2009

A line mechanic reports finding multiple fasteners missing from both left and right wing leading edge; wing to body fairings. The B757-200 aircraft was painted in this condition and new fasteners were never installed after the paint was completed by a contract vendor.

Attributes
ACN	864863
Time
Date	200912
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Parked
Component
Aircraft Component	Airframe Composite Structure
Person 1
Function	Technician
Qualification	Maintenance Airframe Maintenance Powerplant
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

At departure time; ramp called in missing fasteners on wing to body fairing. Upon inspection; I found multiple fasteners missing; including corner and leading edge fasteners. The aircraft was painted in this condition and new fasteners were never installed after the paint was completed. I installed the missing fasteners and the aircraft was dispatched.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A Line Mechanic reports finding multiple fasteners missing from both left and right wing Leading edge; Wing to Body fairings. The B757-200 aircraft was painted in this condition and new fasteners were never installed after the paint was completed by a Contract Vendor.

Narrative: At departure time; Ramp called in missing fasteners on Wing to Body fairing. Upon Inspection; I found multiple fasteners missing; including corner and leading edge fasteners. The aircraft was painted in this condition and new fasteners were never installed after the paint was completed. I installed the missing fasteners and the aircraft was dispatched.

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.