AFTER REPLACING FLAP XMITTER AND CANNON PLUG; MECH LEFT HIS SCREWDRIVER IN FLAP WELL. SUPVR WAS RUSHING THE REPAIR TO FINISH BEFORE END OF SHIFT. WHEN TESTING THE SPOILERS; THE HANDLE MET RESISTANCE; BUT SUPVR FORCED THE HANDLE DOWN RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO SPOILER PULLEY AND BRACKET FROM JAMMED SCREWDRIVER.
Synopsis
AFTER REPLACING FLAP XMITTER AND CANNON PLUG; MECH LEFT HIS SCREWDRIVER IN FLAP WELL. SUPVR WAS RUSHING THE REPAIR TO FINISH BEFORE END OF SHIFT. WHEN TESTING THE SPOILERS; THE HANDLE MET RESISTANCE; BUT SUPVR FORCED THE HANDLE DOWN RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO SPOILER PULLEY AND BRACKET FROM JAMMED SCREWDRIVER.
Narrative
I WAS CALLED IN ON OVERTIME TO WORK A FLAP INDICATION PROB. THE MGR; MR. A; ADVISED ME I WOULD BE WORKING ALONE AND THAT HE WOULD (MR. A) HELP ME. I WAS REPLACING FLAP XMITTER AND CANNON PLUG. I WAS REPLACING FLAP XMITTER WHEN INCIDENT OCCURRED. XMITTERS WERE EXCHANGED 3 TIMES AND MR. A WAS IN A HURRY. I WAS COMPLETING INSTALLATION OF XMITTER WHEN MR. A YELLED FROM SVC DOOR; 'ALL CLR.' I HAD TO JUMP OFF LADDER TO WARN FUELER TO CLR FUEL PANEL. MR. A THEN ADMINISTERED HYDS AND FLAPS STARTED COMING UP. IT WAS THIS INTERRUPTION THAT I LEFT MY SCREWDRIVER IN FLAP WELL; APPROX 1 FT FROM FLAP XMITTER. AT THIS POINT; I WAS ON MY WAY TO COCKPIT AND WHEN I ARRIVED; FLAPS WERE CLOSE TO BEING ALL THE WAY UP. AT THIS POINT; MR. A WAS IN R SEAT AND MR. B WAS IN L SEAT. AT THIS POINT MR. A PUT SPOILER TO THE DOWN DETENT WHEN THE HANDLE WENT ONLY 75 PERCENT OF DOWN DETENT. AT THIS POINT I SAID; 'LET ME GO SEE IF ANYTHING IS IN THE WAY.' MR. B SAID; 'BRING THEM BACK UP TO SEE IF THERE WAS PROB.' IT WAS AT THIS POINT MR. A FORCED HANDLE DOWN. IN MY OPINION; DAMAGE OCCURRED WHEN SPOILER PULLEYS WAS FORCED DOWN (BROKEN PULLEYS) AND FLAPS CAUSED SCREWDRIVER TO BEND PULLEY BRACKET. IT WAS WHEN FLAPS WENT DOWN AND SPOILERS WENT UP; I REALIZED MY SCREWDRIVER WAS LODGED IN FLAP WELL. MR. A CAME DOWN TO R WING AND I ADVISED HIM THAT SCREWDRIVER WAS LEFT IN FLAP WELL. MR. A ASSESSED DAMAGE TO SPOILER PULLEY AND PULLEY BRACKET. WE THEN OPERATED SPOILERS UP AND DOWN TO DETERMINE SEVERITY OF DAMAGE. WE THEN WENT INTO OFFICE WHERE MR. A CALLED MAINT CTL AND MR. Z SAID JUST CHANGE PULLEY AND STRAIGHTEN BRACKET. HE (MR. A) CHANGED ETR TO XX00 ON MAY/XX/96. I WORKED ALL NIGHT; REPLACED PULLEY AND STRAIGHTENED BRACKET AS BEST AS I COULD.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.