Narrative:

Air carrier X aircraft XXXX was damaged at the gate. Area of damage was below aft bulk pit. Unknown what company investigation revealed as cause of damage is unknown. Damage was discovered after arrival maintenance did arrival inspection. Damage was evaluated by a line engineer and a supervisor. Some concern on my part arose over their evaluation of the damage per the structural repair manual. I was asked to perform a visual and eddy current inspection. Upon open up of the area, I considered the damage. It also became apparent that the company wanted this trip to go. I was required to use a machine, miz-10B, of which I was not familiar, I calibrated it for required meter deflection and inspected the area (with the supervisor looking on). No defects were noted. I requested further engineering evaluation to confirm my results. I believe underlying pressure was present, so the flight could depart, from management. In addition, working under a restraining order did not help.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B777-200 INCURRED SKIN DAMAGE BELOW AFT BULK PIT DOOR AND A TECHNICIAN WAS REQUIRED TO MAKE AN EDDY CURRENT CHK OF THE SKIN WITH AN UNFAMILIAR TEST INST.

Narrative: ACR X ACFT XXXX WAS DAMAGED AT THE GATE. AREA OF DAMAGE WAS BELOW AFT BULK PIT. UNKNOWN WHAT COMPANY INVESTIGATION REVEALED AS CAUSE OF DAMAGE IS UNKNOWN. DAMAGE WAS DISCOVERED AFTER ARR MAINT DID ARR INSPECTION. DAMAGE WAS EVALUATED BY A LINE ENGINEER AND A SUPVR. SOME CONCERN ON MY PART AROSE OVER THEIR EVALUATION OF THE DAMAGE PER THE STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUAL. I WAS ASKED TO PERFORM A VISUAL AND EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION. UPON OPEN UP OF THE AREA, I CONSIDERED THE DAMAGE. IT ALSO BECAME APPARENT THAT THE COMPANY WANTED THIS TRIP TO GO. I WAS REQUIRED TO USE A MACHINE, MIZ-10B, OF WHICH I WAS NOT FAMILIAR, I CALIBRATED IT FOR REQUIRED METER DEFLECTION AND INSPECTED THE AREA (WITH THE SUPVR LOOKING ON). NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED. I REQUESTED FURTHER ENGINEERING EVALUATION TO CONFIRM MY RESULTS. I BELIEVE UNDERLYING PRESSURE WAS PRESENT, SO THE FLT COULD DEPART, FROM MGMNT. IN ADDITION, WORKING UNDER A RESTRAINING ORDER DID NOT HELP.

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.