A B737-300 while checking for an oil leak with the engine running a technician removed his identify badge to avoid FOD. Technician was observed by 2 FAA safety inspectors not wearing identify badge.

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Attributes
ACN	460061
Time
Date	200001
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : maintenance ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : technician
Qualification	technician : powerplant technician : airframe
Experience	maintenance technician : 16
ASRS Report	460061
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	observation : air carrier inspector
Qualification	technician : airframe technician : powerplant
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Consequence	faa : investigated other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : fault isolation performance deficiency : testing
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

While trying to coordinate manpower for an engine high power run, failed to challenge 2 FAA inspectors. Personal identify badge had been removed and left in the shop because mins before I was performing engine oil leak check while the engine was running.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-300 WHILE CHKING FOR AN OIL LEAK WITH THE ENG RUNNING A TECHNICIAN REMOVED HIS IDENT BADGE TO AVOID FOD. TECHNICIAN WAS OBSERVED BY 2 FAA SAFETY INSPECTORS NOT WEARING IDENT BADGE.

Narrative: WHILE TRYING TO COORDINATE MANPOWER FOR AN ENG HIGH PWR RUN, FAILED TO CHALLENGE 2 FAA INSPECTORS. PERSONAL IDENT BADGE HAD BEEN REMOVED AND LEFT IN THE SHOP BECAUSE MINS BEFORE I WAS PERFORMING ENG OIL LEAK CHK WHILE THE ENG WAS RUNNING.

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.