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A maintenance employee reported that damage and an improper repair on an airbus A320 reverser were not documented.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1510756 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201801 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Reverser Translating Sleeve |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Other / Unknown |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
It was brought to my attention that a previous shift was made aware of damage on a reverser sleeve two days earlier. Not only [did they not] document discrepancy; but filled in deep gouge and painted over it [and] didn't document their work. Both the lower intercostal at forward edge was gouged way beyond repairable limits but the main slider adjacent to it was also damaged. I saw the damage on yesterday and that the note was removed left by dayshift and today at [the] start of my shift the damage was filled with a compound of sort and painted over. Suggested resolution [is to] hold people accountable. When someone tries to communicate and we are constantly told to mind; our own business there is a problem.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A Maintenance employee reported that damage and an improper repair on an Airbus A320 reverser were not documented.
Narrative: It was brought to my attention that a previous shift was made aware of damage on a reverser sleeve two days earlier. Not only [did they not] document discrepancy; but filled in deep gouge and painted over it [and] didn't document their work. Both the lower intercostal at forward edge was gouged way beyond repairable limits but the main slider adjacent to it was also damaged. I saw the damage on yesterday and that the note was removed left by dayshift and today at [the] start of my shift the damage was filled with a compound of sort and painted over. Suggested resolution [is to] hold people accountable. When someone tries to communicate and we are constantly told to mind; our own business there is a problem.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.