Narrative:

Working as a mechanic for air carrier X, I was working gate X at ZZZ on may/wed/02. Aircraft #XXXX was on the gate for a departure to ZZZ1 at XD05. At or about XA45, FAA inspector informed me that there were 3 small dents on the horizontal stabilizers. I pulled up the aircraft's history, found no prior paperwork for proper dent inspection parameters. The damage table shows that dents with a depth of .030 inches are allowable. Page 109 places this tolerance into zone I, which states, 'no periodic inspection is required.' this is how I signed off 3 each write-ups that I had against the aircraft. No action is required, as these dents are (were) within limits and no periodic inspections are required. These logs I signed off with the full knowledge, and approval of my maintenance supervisor.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-300 IS RPTED BY AN FAA SAFETY INSPECTOR AS HAVING 3 DENTS IN THE HORIZ STABILIZER LEADING EDGE. DENTS CHKED PER SRM AND FOUND WITHIN ALLOWABLE LIMITS.

Narrative: WORKING AS A MECH FOR ACR X, I WAS WORKING GATE X AT ZZZ ON MAY/WED/02. ACFT #XXXX WAS ON THE GATE FOR A DEP TO ZZZ1 AT XD05. AT OR ABOUT XA45, FAA INSPECTOR INFORMED ME THAT THERE WERE 3 SMALL DENTS ON THE HORIZ STABILIZERS. I PULLED UP THE ACFT'S HISTORY, FOUND NO PRIOR PAPERWORK FOR PROPER DENT INSPECTION PARAMETERS. THE DAMAGE TABLE SHOWS THAT DENTS WITH A DEPTH OF .030 INCHES ARE ALLOWABLE. PAGE 109 PLACES THIS TOLERANCE INTO ZONE I, WHICH STATES, 'NO PERIODIC INSPECTION IS REQUIRED.' THIS IS HOW I SIGNED OFF 3 EACH WRITE-UPS THAT I HAD AGAINST THE ACFT. NO ACTION IS REQUIRED, AS THESE DENTS ARE (WERE) WITHIN LIMITS AND NO PERIODIC INSPECTIONS ARE REQUIRED. THESE LOGS I SIGNED OFF WITH THE FULL KNOWLEDGE, AND APPROVAL OF MY MAINT SUPVR.

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.