An aircraft inspector reports of an immediate supervisor ordering all inspectors to sign on the job ...

Attributes
ACN	660846
Time
Date	200505
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	instruction : trainee maintenance : technician
ASRS Report	660846
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : technician
Events
Anomaly	maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : 1
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Factors
Maintenance	performance deficiency : training performance deficiency : testing performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Chart Or Publication Environmental Factor Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Company
Situations
Publication	General Procs Manual

Narrative:

I was told by my immediate supervisor to sign off my OJT in eddy current without a trainer present. He stated that he had gotten clearance from the local FAA office to do so. All inspectors were coerced into this situation by use of various threats. This is in violation of the gpm 1-05 and 0-01; 111. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the supervisor has ordered the inspectors to sign off on the job training records without having the non destructive testing instructor present for the actual training. The supervisor reportedly has ordered inspectors to comply with a threat of dismissal for those inspectors not signing off for on the job training. The reporter indicated that this a violation of the company's own general procedures manual and certainitly the federal aviation regulations.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACFT INSPECTOR REPORTS OF AN IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR ORDERING ALL INSPECTORS TO SIGN ON THE JOB TRAINING RECORDS WITHOUT THE NON DESTRUCTIVE TESTING INSTRUCTOR PRESENT.

Narrative: I WAS TOLD BY MY IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR TO SIGN OFF MY OJT IN EDDY CURRENT WITHOUT A TRAINER PRESENT. HE STATED THAT HE HAD GOTTEN CLRNC FROM THE LOCAL FAA OFFICE TO DO SO. ALL INSPECTORS WERE COERCED INTO THIS SIT BY USE OF VARIOUS THREATS. THIS IS IN VIOLATION OF THE GPM 1-05 AND 0-01; 111. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE SUPERVISOR HAS ORDERED THE INSPECTORS TO SIGN OFF ON THE JOB TRAINING RECORDS WITHOUT HAVING THE NON DESTRUCTIVE TESTING INSTRUCTOR PRESENT FOR THE ACTUAL TRAINING. THE SUPERVISOR REPORTEDLY HAS ORDERED INSPECTORS TO COMPLY WITH A THREAT OF DISMISSAL FOR THOSE INSPECTORS NOT SIGNING OFF FOR ON THE JOB TRAINING. THE RPTR INDICATED THAT THIS A VIOLATION OF THE COMPANY'S OWN GENERAL PROCS MANUAL AND CERTAINITLY THE FEDERAL AVIATION REGULATIONS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.

An aircraft inspector reports of an immediate supervisor ordering all inspectors to sign on the job training records without the non destructive testing instructor present.