Narrative:

On sep/fri/02, an inspector for air carrier X informed me, his lead inspector, the newly revised (may/mon/02) job procedure card xxxxxx (aileron freeplay check) had been changed to exclude the inspector. I sent a company report into the company that day. On oct/tue/02 I learned that the inspector had been removed from the rudder surface freeplay job procedure card (yy/YYYY) as well. I sent a company report into the company on that issue as well. Historically, inspection has been involved with these routine checks of flight controls. To this date (oct/sat/02) the company has made no changes, nor have they resolved this issue. The maintenance policy and procedure manual is quite clear about required inspection items (360-10).

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757-200 LEAD INSPECTOR RPTS THE CARRIER HAS REMOVED THE INSPECTION REQUIREMENT FOR AILERON AND RUDDER FREE PLAY CHKS.

Narrative: ON SEP/FRI/02, AN INSPECTOR FOR ACR X INFORMED ME, HIS LEAD INSPECTOR, THE NEWLY REVISED (MAY/MON/02) JOB PROC CARD XXXXXX (AILERON FREEPLAY CHK) HAD BEEN CHANGED TO EXCLUDE THE INSPECTOR. I SENT A COMPANY RPT INTO THE COMPANY THAT DAY. ON OCT/TUE/02 I LEARNED THAT THE INSPECTOR HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM THE RUDDER SURFACE FREEPLAY JOB PROC CARD (YY/YYYY) AS WELL. I SENT A COMPANY RPT INTO THE COMPANY ON THAT ISSUE AS WELL. HISTORICALLY, INSPECTION HAS BEEN INVOLVED WITH THESE ROUTINE CHKS OF FLT CTLS. TO THIS DATE (OCT/SAT/02) THE COMPANY HAS MADE NO CHANGES, NOR HAVE THEY RESOLVED THIS ISSUE. THE MAINT POLICY AND PROC MANUAL IS QUITE CLR ABOUT REQUIRED INSPECTION ITEMS (360-10).

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.