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A B737-500 is discovered to have lower wing leading edge closure panels at forward edge eroding, but not written by the gate technician due to management policy.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 489144 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200010 |
| Day | Sun |
| 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 | B737-500 |
| 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 : airframe technician : powerplant |
| Experience | maintenance technician : 24 |
| ASRS Report | 489144 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| Experience | maintenance technician : 24 |
| ASRS Report | 489145 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : person 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Chart Or Publication Company Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
Aircraft xyz, xb gate, found both wing leading edge lower panels missing leading edge tape. Per maintenance manual 57-33-99 page 801 received illegal job action letter from ZZZ management on oct/xa/00. Any delays on write-ups and I'll be fired. Did not write-up panels for fear of losing my job. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the management policy concerning write-ups on the lower wing panel leading edge erosion, and interim repair with 600 mph tape is a tactic to cause delays. The reporter said the company and the union are in contract talks and anything written up by a gate technician is suspect.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-500 IS DISCOVERED TO HAVE LOWER WING LEADING EDGE CLOSURE PANELS AT FORWARD EDGE ERODING, BUT NOT WRITTEN BY THE GATE TECHNICIAN DUE TO MGMNT POLICY.
Narrative: ACFT XYZ, XB GATE, FOUND BOTH WING LEADING EDGE LOWER PANELS MISSING LEADING EDGE TAPE. PER MAINT MANUAL 57-33-99 PAGE 801 RECEIVED ILLEGAL JOB ACTION LETTER FROM ZZZ MGMNT ON OCT/XA/00. ANY DELAYS ON WRITE-UPS AND I'LL BE FIRED. DID NOT WRITE-UP PANELS FOR FEAR OF LOSING MY JOB. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE MGMNT POLICY CONCERNING WRITE-UPS ON THE LOWER WING PANEL LEADING EDGE EROSION, AND INTERIM REPAIR WITH 600 MPH TAPE IS A TACTIC TO CAUSE DELAYS. THE RPTR SAID THE COMPANY AND THE UNION ARE IN CONTRACT TALKS AND ANYTHING WRITTEN UP BY A GATE TECHNICIAN IS SUSPECT.
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.