An aircraft maintenance technician (amt) describes a maintenance work environment where overhauls are not accomplished; engine failures not reported; incorrect fuel used; aircraft discrepancies not written-up; all combined with a fear of retribution.

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Attributes
ACN	1065126
Time
Date	201301
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Shorts SD-330
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	Parked
Component
Aircraft Component	Turbine Engine
Person 1
Function	Technician
Qualification	Maintenance Airframe Maintenance Powerplant Maintenance Repairman
Experience	Maintenance Inspector 34 Maintenance Lead Technician 34 Maintenance Technician 34
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural Maintenance

Narrative:

Someone needs to look into our air carrier deeply before someone gets hurt. This is a serious safety issue.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An Aircraft Maintenance Technician (AMT) describes a maintenance work environment where overhauls are not accomplished; engine failures not reported; incorrect fuel used; aircraft discrepancies not written-up; all combined with a fear of retribution.

Narrative: Someone needs to look into our Air Carrier deeply before someone gets hurt. This is a serious safety issue.

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.