Narrative:

Aircraft X with work order # after inspection of the main and standby pitot static system drains. Static line drain S3 was found full of water. This was informed to the crew chief at the time. At the time there was no personnel trained (no one in the shop had the knowledge to use testing equipment) to perform the task. I state to crew chief that this task must be performed but he told me that he will take full responsibility for the aircraft and sign out the work card and release the aircraft without the task being performed. I consider this action taken by the crew chief unsafe by going against aircraft maintenance manuals and [carrier] supplements.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Technician reported that the pitot static system drain line required removal of contamination per policy. However; no one was trained to accomplish task.

Narrative: Aircraft X with work order # after inspection of the main and standby pitot static system drains. Static line drain S3 was found full of water. This was informed to the crew chief at the time. At the time there was no personnel trained (no one in the shop had the knowledge to use testing equipment) to perform the task. I state to crew chief that this task must be performed but he told me that he will take full responsibility for the aircraft and sign out the work card and release the aircraft without the task being performed. I consider this action taken by the crew chief unsafe by going against Aircraft Maintenance Manuals and [carrier] supplements.

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.