A dispute between maintenance personnel is concluded against the reporter's wishes.

Attributes
ACN	305300
Time
Date	199505
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dtw
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	305300
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Publication	Unspecified

Narrative:

A maintenance control order was issued on may/fri/95 to place the stabilizer trim portion of the autoplt system on a B727 on MEL 34-00-llm, due to a cruise trim motor being changed the night before in dtw. The maintenance controller X issued the maintenance control order because of a 'questionable' condition (his words). The right and east on day shift checked the autoplt system out to comply with the maintenance control order, however, all of his tests proved a reliable autoplt system. The right and east and his lead mechanic tried to explain this to X but X got extremely defensive and directed them to comply with the maintenance control order -- they refused. At this point, X called my superior, Y, who basically ordered me to comply with the maintenance control order, and to get the aircraft out of dtw. I tried to explain the right and east lead's concerns about placing a working autoplt system on deferral, as well as the fact that 34-00-llm procedures were not applicable to this situation. All of this to no avail -- Y told me to comply with the maintenance control directive ('must do'). At this point, I deferred the autoplt per 34-00-llm. This was done under duress on my part, as I agreed with the right and east and lead. Also, lead mechanic was directed to turn in a written report to Y on why he would not comply with the maintenance control order. Note: aircraft did not arrive dtw with an inbound write-up on the autoplt.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DISPUTE BTWN MAINT PERSONNEL IS CONCLUDED AGAINST THE RPTR'S WISHES.

Narrative: A MAINT CTL ORDER WAS ISSUED ON MAY/FRI/95 TO PLACE THE STABILIZER TRIM PORTION OF THE AUTOPLT SYS ON A B727 ON MEL 34-00-LLM, DUE TO A CRUISE TRIM MOTOR BEING CHANGED THE NIGHT BEFORE IN DTW. THE MAINT CTLR X ISSUED THE MAINT CTL ORDER BECAUSE OF A 'QUESTIONABLE' CONDITION (HIS WORDS). THE R AND E ON DAY SHIFT CHKED THE AUTOPLT SYS OUT TO COMPLY WITH THE MAINT CTL ORDER, HOWEVER, ALL OF HIS TESTS PROVED A RELIABLE AUTOPLT SYS. THE R AND E AND HIS LEAD MECH TRIED TO EXPLAIN THIS TO X BUT X GOT EXTREMELY DEFENSIVE AND DIRECTED THEM TO COMPLY WITH THE MAINT CTL ORDER -- THEY REFUSED. AT THIS POINT, X CALLED MY SUPERIOR, Y, WHO BASICALLY ORDERED ME TO COMPLY WITH THE MAINT CTL ORDER, AND TO GET THE ACFT OUT OF DTW. I TRIED TO EXPLAIN THE R AND E LEAD'S CONCERNS ABOUT PLACING A WORKING AUTOPLT SYS ON DEFERRAL, AS WELL AS THE FACT THAT 34-00-LLM PROCS WERE NOT APPLICABLE TO THIS SIT. ALL OF THIS TO NO AVAIL -- Y TOLD ME TO COMPLY WITH THE MAINT CTL DIRECTIVE ('MUST DO'). AT THIS POINT, I DEFERRED THE AUTOPLT PER 34-00-LLM. THIS WAS DONE UNDER DURESS ON MY PART, AS I AGREED WITH THE R AND E AND LEAD. ALSO, LEAD MECH WAS DIRECTED TO TURN IN A WRITTEN RPT TO Y ON WHY HE WOULD NOT COMPLY WITH THE MAINT CTL ORDER. NOTE: ACFT DID NOT ARRIVE DTW WITH AN INBOUND WRITE-UP ON THE AUTOPLT.

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.