A B757-200 had work accomplished that was not documented until the job was completed.

Attributes
ACN	395625
Time
Date	199803
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	395625
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On mar/xx/98 and mar/xy/98 I was the lead amt assigned to aircraft xyz and aircraft XXX. Aircraft XXX was a B-1 check which required my attention in assigning manpwr, insuring work completion and monitoring paperwork. I had assigned 2 mechanics to work the variable stator vane rig on aircraft xyz. On mar/xy/98, after a power assurance run on aircraft xyz, we were clearing up the paperwork on xyz when a mechanic noticed that there were a couple of missing write-ups. There were no open write-ups in the computer and it was assumed that we were working with a paperless airplane. I redid the envelope to include the task oriented document job card and disposed of the old envelope. Later, I found out that the paperwork was being monitored by the FAA. We received a turnover on the job which involved only a monologue of what had been changed the previous shift, a boroscope inspection, and that maintenance control wanted a rerig of the variable stator vanes based on that turnover and the training I had received on a paperless airplane. Given past practices at air carrier, I felt what I did was acceptable practice regarding a paperless airplane.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757-200 HAD WORK ACCOMPLISHED THAT WAS NOT DOCUMENTED UNTIL THE JOB WAS COMPLETED.

Narrative: ON MAR/XX/98 AND MAR/XY/98 I WAS THE LEAD AMT ASSIGNED TO ACFT XYZ AND ACFT XXX. ACFT XXX WAS A B-1 CHK WHICH REQUIRED MY ATTN IN ASSIGNING MANPWR, INSURING WORK COMPLETION AND MONITORING PAPERWORK. I HAD ASSIGNED 2 MECHS TO WORK THE VARIABLE STATOR VANE RIG ON ACFT XYZ. ON MAR/XY/98, AFTER A PWR ASSURANCE RUN ON ACFT XYZ, WE WERE CLRING UP THE PAPERWORK ON XYZ WHEN A MECH NOTICED THAT THERE WERE A COUPLE OF MISSING WRITE-UPS. THERE WERE NO OPEN WRITE-UPS IN THE COMPUTER AND IT WAS ASSUMED THAT WE WERE WORKING WITH A PAPERLESS AIRPLANE. I REDID THE ENVELOPE TO INCLUDE THE TASK ORIENTED DOCUMENT JOB CARD AND DISPOSED OF THE OLD ENVELOPE. LATER, I FOUND OUT THAT THE PAPERWORK WAS BEING MONITORED BY THE FAA. WE RECEIVED A TURNOVER ON THE JOB WHICH INVOLVED ONLY A MONOLOGUE OF WHAT HAD BEEN CHANGED THE PREVIOUS SHIFT, A BOROSCOPE INSPECTION, AND THAT MAINT CTL WANTED A RERIG OF THE VARIABLE STATOR VANES BASED ON THAT TURNOVER AND THE TRAINING I HAD RECEIVED ON A PAPERLESS AIRPLANE. GIVEN PAST PRACTICES AT ACR, I FELT WHAT I DID WAS ACCEPTABLE PRACTICE REGARDING A PAPERLESS AIRPLANE.

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.