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Aircraft maintenance technician reported being pressured by his supervisor not to write-up discrepancies found during aircraft inspection.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1617870 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201902 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Technician |
| Qualification | Maintenance Airframe Maintenance Powerplant |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
While performing the anti-ice duct inspection on the number 1 engine on aircraft X; I was told by the shift supervisor that; 'it does not look good for the station when you write so many items on the aircraft when the aircraft was just here [at ZZZ] for the past two days.'the event occurred because the supervisor did not like that I had found so many discrepancies on the number 1 engine; my only heavy jet experience is on the A320 fleet doing heavy maintenance. The items that I wrote up would have been written up at any mro (maintenance; repair; overhaul) that did/does 12 day C checks on these aircraft.I do not accept being pressured by supervision to not document discrepancies with an aircraft; whether minor or major. The notion that preserving a station's reputation has priority over aircraft safety represents an egregious safety concern. Please leave the employees on the floor to do their job; with no interruptions; the inspection process requires concentration and attention to detail.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Aircraft Maintenance Technician reported being pressured by his Supervisor not to write-up discrepancies found during aircraft inspection.
Narrative: While performing the anti-ice duct inspection on the Number 1 engine on Aircraft X; I was told by the Shift Supervisor that; 'It does not look good for the station when you write so many items on the aircraft when the aircraft was just here [at ZZZ] for the past two days.'The event occurred because the Supervisor did not like that I had found so many discrepancies on the Number 1 engine; my only heavy jet experience is on the A320 fleet doing heavy maintenance. The items that I wrote up would have been written up at any MRO (Maintenance; Repair; Overhaul) that did/does 12 day C checks on these aircraft.I do not accept being pressured by supervision to not document discrepancies with an aircraft; whether minor or major. The notion that preserving a station's reputation has priority over aircraft safety represents an egregious safety concern. Please leave the employees on the floor to do their job; with no interruptions; the inspection process requires concentration and attention to detail.
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.