Narrative:

I work for airlines at maintenance center as an aircraft inspector. I work XZ00 shift on aircraft in for a 'C' check. I have been with company since 1975 and have been an inspector for 5 yrs. I was inspecting (buying back mechanics work) the aircraft galley door on aircraft. I was checking the work signed off on non routine write-ups -- about 8-10 -- when I was asked by mechanic to give him clearance to install the door lining. He said the lining was off to replace the door snubber. I gave an intensive inspection in the area that he told me had been worked and a general inspection of the remaining area and signed the write-up he handed me for clearance to install the lining, and went on 'buying' the other work. At approximately XX00 on the same day I got a phone call from shift inspector foreman inquiring why I had not signed for adjustment of handle sticking and adjustment of cocking rod on this same write-up as the clearance that I did sign for. I did not see these as the write-up was folded to where I could not see them when it was handed to me and I did not unfold it and mechanic said nothing about the cocking rod. If I had known this I would have given that area an intensified inspection also. My concern is -- being pushed with too may mechanics trying to sell their work late in the shift and mechanics not being knowledgeable about work accomplished or trying to cover up work. I am not 100 percent sure of the work accomplished on the cocking rod, and I feel somewhat set up by the mechanics.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AIRLINE MAINT PROC POLICY IS CRITICIZED BY ACR MAINT INSPECTOR.

Narrative: I WORK FOR AIRLINES AT MAINT CTR AS AN ACFT INSPECTOR. I WORK XZ00 SHIFT ON ACFT IN FOR A 'C' CHK. I HAVE BEEN WITH COMPANY SINCE 1975 AND HAVE BEEN AN INSPECTOR FOR 5 YRS. I WAS INSPECTING (BUYING BACK MECHS WORK) THE ACFT GALLEY DOOR ON ACFT. I WAS CHKING THE WORK SIGNED OFF ON NON ROUTINE WRITE-UPS -- ABOUT 8-10 -- WHEN I WAS ASKED BY MECH TO GIVE HIM CLRNC TO INSTALL THE DOOR LINING. HE SAID THE LINING WAS OFF TO REPLACE THE DOOR SNUBBER. I GAVE AN INTENSIVE INSPECTION IN THE AREA THAT HE TOLD ME HAD BEEN WORKED AND A GENERAL INSPECTION OF THE REMAINING AREA AND SIGNED THE WRITE-UP HE HANDED ME FOR CLRNC TO INSTALL THE LINING, AND WENT ON 'BUYING' THE OTHER WORK. AT APPROX XX00 ON THE SAME DAY I GOT A PHONE CALL FROM SHIFT INSPECTOR FOREMAN INQUIRING WHY I HAD NOT SIGNED FOR ADJUSTMENT OF HANDLE STICKING AND ADJUSTMENT OF COCKING ROD ON THIS SAME WRITE-UP AS THE CLRNC THAT I DID SIGN FOR. I DID NOT SEE THESE AS THE WRITE-UP WAS FOLDED TO WHERE I COULD NOT SEE THEM WHEN IT WAS HANDED TO ME AND I DID NOT UNFOLD IT AND MECH SAID NOTHING ABOUT THE COCKING ROD. IF I HAD KNOWN THIS I WOULD HAVE GIVEN THAT AREA AN INTENSIFIED INSPECTION ALSO. MY CONCERN IS -- BEING PUSHED WITH TOO MAY MECHS TRYING TO SELL THEIR WORK LATE IN THE SHIFT AND MECHS NOT BEING KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT WORK ACCOMPLISHED OR TRYING TO COVER UP WORK. I AM NOT 100 PERCENT SURE OF THE WORK ACCOMPLISHED ON THE COCKING ROD, AND I FEEL SOMEWHAT SET UP BY THE MECHS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.