Mechanic inspector concerned about validating all previous inspectors.

Attributes
ACN	300196
Time
Date	199503
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : phx
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	300196
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	300314
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I may have signed off airworthiness directive's as previously complied with according to aircraft records when in fact they may not have been complied with. It would be extremely difficult and time consuming to disassemble components to see that the airworthiness directive's have actually been complied with. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter states that he was turned in by somebody and afraid that the sign off of the inspection he had done would be attacked on the basis of others not complying with the airworthiness directive they had signed off. He is no longer working at the maintenance facility listed as his work phone.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MECH INSPECTOR CONCERNED ABOUT VALIDATING ALL PREVIOUS INSPECTORS.

Narrative: I MAY HAVE SIGNED OFF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE'S AS PREVIOUSLY COMPLIED WITH ACCORDING TO ACFT RECORDS WHEN IN FACT THEY MAY NOT HAVE BEEN COMPLIED WITH. IT WOULD BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AND TIME CONSUMING TO DISASSEMBLE COMPONENTS TO SEE THAT THE AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE'S HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN COMPLIED WITH. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATES THAT HE WAS TURNED IN BY SOMEBODY AND AFRAID THAT THE SIGN OFF OF THE INSPECTION HE HAD DONE WOULD BE ATTACKED ON THE BASIS OF OTHERS NOT COMPLYING WITH THE AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE THEY HAD SIGNED OFF. HE IS NO LONGER WORKING AT THE MAINT FACILITY LISTED AS HIS WORK PHONE.

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.