A B768-400 inspector found a crack on left wing leading edge #4 slat outboard auxiliary track cutout. Repair deferred for 10 days. At the same time, the inspector inadvertently cleared the deferred item for crack repair.

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Attributes
ACN	654646
Time
Date	200410
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
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	B767-400 and 400 ER
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : maintenance
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : inspector
Qualification	technician : powerplant technician : airframe technician : inspection authority
Experience	maintenance technician : 2
ASRS Report	654646
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	oversight : supervisor
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far cabin event other
Independent Detector	other other : 1
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : manuals performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Chart Or Publication Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

Found crack on left leading edge wing at #4 stabilizer outboard auxiliary track cutout. Placed on deferred item project #xxxxx per srm 57-41-01. Upon re-inspection of damage area (xx) apr/sun/05, found to be improperly signed off per the above srm. I did not remember if I originally signed this off. Wrote up damage as being out of limits per srm 57-41-01 and placed on deferred item project to be repaired within 10 days per engineering deferral authority/authorized. On apr/tue/05 received a copy of log page #xxxxxxxx that shows that I did originally sign off the log page on aug/tue/04. So I am filing this report at this time.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B768-400 INSPECTOR FOUND A CRACK ON L WING LEADING EDGE #4 SLAT OUTBOARD AUX TRACK CUTOUT. REPAIR DEFERRED FOR 10 DAYS. AT THE SAME TIME, THE INSPECTOR INADVERTENTLY CLRED THE DEFERRED ITEM FOR CRACK REPAIR.

Narrative: FOUND CRACK ON L LEADING EDGE WING AT #4 STAB OUTBOARD AUX TRACK CUTOUT. PLACED ON DEFERRED ITEM PROJECT #XXXXX PER SRM 57-41-01. UPON RE-INSPECTION OF DAMAGE AREA (XX) APR/SUN/05, FOUND TO BE IMPROPERLY SIGNED OFF PER THE ABOVE SRM. I DID NOT REMEMBER IF I ORIGINALLY SIGNED THIS OFF. WROTE UP DAMAGE AS BEING OUT OF LIMITS PER SRM 57-41-01 AND PLACED ON DEFERRED ITEM PROJECT TO BE REPAIRED WITHIN 10 DAYS PER ENGINEERING DEFERRAL AUTH. ON APR/TUE/05 RECEIVED A COPY OF LOG PAGE #XXXXXXXX THAT SHOWS THAT I DID ORIGINALLY SIGN OFF THE LOG PAGE ON AUG/TUE/04. SO I AM FILING THIS RPT AT THIS TIME.

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.