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A mechanic reported he repaired a speed taped B737-700 damaged panel at the leading edge of the right-hand outboard flap; between #7 and #8 flap; then learned it had been written up as bird strike. Reporter noted the lack of resources and communications between maintenance and engineering that contributed to a required non-destructive testing (ndt) procedure not being accomplished.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 952311 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201105 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-700 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Wing Trailing Edge |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Technician |
| Qualification | Maintenance Airframe Maintenance Powerplant |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Aircraft came in for a lightening strike inspection (lsi). While looking over the plane for lightening strikes; my lead found an area on the right outboard flap leading edge between #7 and #8 [flap track] canoe that was speed taped. He contacted maintenance control and was told there was no write-up on the area. He also did a search in maintenance computer and could not find a write-up. So thinking that it was undocumented maintenance; he wrote a non-routine [write-up] on the damage panel. I removed the panel and was able to reshape the damaged area to its normal contour. I restored the finish and re-installed the panel. I was informed by records that the damage was a bird strike and that there was an engineering authorization (east/a) written for the panel on a logbook page; but with the wrong air transport association (air traffic area) maintenance code. The ea called out for a non-destructive testing (ndt) inspection after repairs were completed. I didn't know about the ea; so I didn't have the ndt inspection accomplished.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A Mechanic reported he repaired a speed taped B737-700 damaged panel at the leading edge of the right-hand outboard flap; between #7 and #8 Flap; then learned it had been written up as bird strike. Reporter noted the lack of resources and communications between Maintenance and Engineering that contributed to a required Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) procedure not being accomplished.
Narrative: Aircraft came in for a Lightening Strike Inspection (LSI). While looking over the plane for lightening strikes; my Lead found an area on the right outboard flap leading edge between #7 and #8 [Flap Track] canoe that was speed taped. He contacted Maintenance Control and was told there was no write-up on the area. He also did a search in maintenance computer and could not find a write-up. So thinking that it was undocumented maintenance; he wrote a non-routine [write-up] on the damage panel. I removed the panel and was able to reshape the damaged area to its normal contour. I restored the finish and re-installed the panel. I was informed by Records that the damage was a bird strike and that there was an Engineering Authorization (E/A) written for the panel on a Logbook page; but with the wrong Air Transport Association (ATA) Maintenance code. The EA called out for a Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) Inspection after repairs were completed. I didn't know about the EA; so I didn't have the NDT Inspection accomplished.
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.