An A320 first officer reports finding several incidents of undocumented maintenance regarding speed ...

Narrative:

This is the fourth time in six weeks (an unacceptably high rate) that I have found speed tape covering a bad belly fastener on an airbus [320]. Someone in maintenance found a bad fastener; could not fix it for some reason; and then did not document. More disturbingly; in three of the four cases the fastener could not have been deferred per the amm [aircraft maintenance manual]. The fasteners were at the corner or [adjacent to the] corner position of large belly panels.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An A320 First Officer reports finding several incidents of undocumented maintenance regarding speed tape covering a bad fastener.

Narrative: This is the fourth time in six weeks (an unacceptably high rate) that I have found speed tape covering a bad belly fastener on an Airbus [320]. Someone in Maintenance found a bad fastener; could not fix it for some reason; and then did not document. More disturbingly; in three of the four cases the fastener could NOT have been deferred per the AMM [Aircraft Maintenance Manual]. The fasteners were at the corner or [adjacent to the] corner position of large belly panels.

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.

Attributes
ACN	1033456
Time
Date	201208
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Parked
Component
Aircraft Component	Fuselage Panel
Person 1
Function	First Officer Pilot Not Flying
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

An A320 first officer reports finding several incidents of undocumented maintenance regarding speed tape covering a bad fastener.