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A line mechanic reports his air carrier procedures manual now directs them to use two new adhesive tapes for cabin interim repairs. Neither of the tapes have FAA/pma approval stamps for aircraft use and both continued to burn with active flame when tested for required self-extinguishing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 883226 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201004 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | No Aircraft |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Technician |
| Qualification | Maintenance Airframe Maintenance Powerplant |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural Maintenance Deviation - Procedural FAR |
Narrative:
For cabin interim repairs; [we are] now asked to use new tape XXXX-300 and tape XXXX-01. Neither tape has FAA/pma [stamp approval]. I tested both tapes for self-extinguishing and both continued to burn with active flame.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A Line Mechanic reports his Air Carrier Procedures Manual now directs them to use two new adhesive tapes for Cabin Interim Repairs. Neither of the tapes have FAA/PMA Approval Stamps for aircraft use and both continued to burn with active flame when tested for required self-extinguishing.
Narrative: For Cabin interim repairs; [we are] now asked to use new Tape XXXX-300 and Tape XXXX-01. Neither Tape has FAA/PMA [stamp approval]. I tested both Tapes for self-extinguishing and both continued to burn with active flame.
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.