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Maintenance technician reported observing a company supervisor improperly removing items subject to inspection from aircraft without documentation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1600185 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201811 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Technician |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
I approached aircraft X in the hanger. I and a fellow mechanic were accomplishing scheduled maintenance check. During my approach; I noticed one of the maintenance supervisors coming down from the airplane with something in his hand. I immediately asked him politely if he removed something from the aircraft. His reply was snide and rude saying: 'I'm taking stuff'. I immediately asked him again. He then left the airplane. After calling [another supervisor] it was determined that [supervisor 1] took items from the aircraft that are subject to inspection on the current check that were previously signed for and are also subject to the aircraft's minimum required equipment. [Supervisor 1] blatantly violated [company] procedures and did not make a logbook entry for the parts removed. Upon speaking to [supervisor 2] and my current manager; the items were returned.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Maintenance Technician reported observing a Company Supervisor improperly removing items subject to inspection from aircraft without documentation.
Narrative: I approached Aircraft X in the hanger. I and a fellow mechanic were accomplishing scheduled Maintenance Check. During my approach; I noticed one of the Maintenance Supervisors coming down from the airplane with something in his hand. I immediately asked him politely if he removed something from the Aircraft. His reply was snide and rude saying: 'I'm taking stuff'. I immediately asked him again. He then left the airplane. After calling [another Supervisor] it was determined that [Supervisor 1] took items from the Aircraft that are subject to inspection on the current check that were previously signed for and are also subject to the Aircraft's minimum required equipment. [Supervisor 1] blatantly violated [company] procedures and did not make a logbook entry for the parts removed. Upon speaking to [Supervisor 2] and my current manager; the items were returned.
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.