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A maintenance technician reports that a midnight shift technician found an 8-inch file laying up against the fan exit guide vanes of #1 engine during a service check on a B757-200 aircraft after noticing damage to three fan blades; the fan exit case; and fan exit guide vanes.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 994787 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201202 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Fan Blade |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Technician |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter FOD |
Narrative:
I am filing this report for visibility. A B757-200 aircraft arrived february 2012. A midnight shift mechanic was in the process of doing a service check and he saw damage to three fan blades in #1 engine and also some damage to the fan exit case and fan exit guide vanes. Upon further investigation; an 8-inch file was found laying up against the fan exit guide vanes. The fan blades were replaced and the other damage was either repaired or deferred.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A Maintenance Technician reports that a midnight shift Technician found an 8-inch file laying up against the fan exit guide vanes of #1 engine during a service check on a B757-200 aircraft after noticing damage to three fan blades; the fan exit case; and fan exit guide vanes.
Narrative: I am filing this report for visibility. A B757-200 aircraft arrived February 2012. A midnight shift Mechanic was in the process of doing a service check and he saw damage to three fan blades in #1 engine and also some damage to the fan exit case and fan exit guide vanes. Upon further investigation; an 8-inch file was found laying up against the fan exit guide vanes. The fan blades were replaced and the other damage was either repaired or deferred.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.