An airbus 320 crew reports a missing wear pin on a brake that was entered in the logbook. Maintenance advised crew missing pin not required.

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Attributes
ACN	547603
Time
Date	200205
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : den.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	547603
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
ASRS Report	547604
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : manuals performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Maintenance Human Performance Chart Or Publication Aircraft
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

First officer noticed brake wear indicator pin missing on 1 wheel set. I wrote this up and called MM. MM insisted that this was not a write-up as the pin was not required. They said I should sign the book off myself as ok and that we should not write these up again. I did so and then reviewed fom and can find no guidance on this. I believe if I find a discrepancy on a plane I should write it up and allow MM to resolve. I also can see no authority/authorized for me to complete a logbook coupon with anything other than an error or deferral notation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN AIRBUS 320 CREW RPTS A MISSING WEAR PIN ON A BRAKE THAT WAS ENTERED IN THE LOGBOOK. MAINT ADVISED CREW MISSING PIN NOT REQUIRED.

Narrative: FO NOTICED BRAKE WEAR INDICATOR PIN MISSING ON 1 WHEEL SET. I WROTE THIS UP AND CALLED MM. MM INSISTED THAT THIS WAS NOT A WRITE-UP AS THE PIN WAS NOT REQUIRED. THEY SAID I SHOULD SIGN THE BOOK OFF MYSELF AS OK AND THAT WE SHOULD NOT WRITE THESE UP AGAIN. I DID SO AND THEN REVIEWED FOM AND CAN FIND NO GUIDANCE ON THIS. I BELIEVE IF I FIND A DISCREPANCY ON A PLANE I SHOULD WRITE IT UP AND ALLOW MM TO RESOLVE. I ALSO CAN SEE NO AUTH FOR ME TO COMPLETE A LOGBOOK COUPON WITH ANYTHING OTHER THAN AN ERROR OR DEFERRAL NOTATION.

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.