A B757-200 galley mirror was reported cracked and technician encountered confusion in authority/authorized to defer the item due to the possibility of it being a safety item.

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Attributes
ACN	481763
Time
Date	200008
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
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	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked ground : maintenance
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : technician
Qualification	technician : airframe technician : powerplant
ASRS Report	481763
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : lead technician
Qualification	technician : airframe technician : powerplant
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : person 1
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : manuals contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : repair
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Aircraft Chart Or Publication
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Had PIREP of aft galley mirror cracked. Contacted B757 technician for possibility of deferral. They advised me to gpm 17-01 the item. Later I was told by my crew chief that he thought the item was not deferrable. I then recontacted technician to further explore the item. We could not come up with a cdl, MEL, or anything on the emergency equipment list that says this is an airworthy item. He then contacted the next downline station to replace the mirror.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757-200 GALLEY MIRROR WAS RPTED CRACKED AND TECHNICIAN ENCOUNTERED CONFUSION IN AUTH TO DEFER THE ITEM DUE TO THE POSSIBILITY OF IT BEING A SAFETY ITEM.

Narrative: HAD PIREP OF AFT GALLEY MIRROR CRACKED. CONTACTED B757 TECHNICIAN FOR POSSIBILITY OF DEFERRAL. THEY ADVISED ME TO GPM 17-01 THE ITEM. LATER I WAS TOLD BY MY CREW CHIEF THAT HE THOUGHT THE ITEM WAS NOT DEFERRABLE. I THEN RECONTACTED TECHNICIAN TO FURTHER EXPLORE THE ITEM. WE COULD NOT COME UP WITH A CDL, MEL, OR ANYTHING ON THE EMER EQUIP LIST THAT SAYS THIS IS AN AIRWORTHY ITEM. HE THEN CONTACTED THE NEXT DOWNLINE STATION TO REPLACE THE MIRROR.

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.