A B757-200 technician performed a walkaround inspection and found no discrepancies. In morning; qual...

Attributes
ACN	675074
Time
Date	200508
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : maintenance
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : technician
ASRS Report	675074
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other other : 2
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Factors
Maintenance	performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : logbook entry
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Chart Or Publication
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

On the night of aug/tue/05; I performed a walkaround inspection on aircraft X. There were no discrepancies with the fuselage at the time I completed the walkaround inspection. Prior to the morning departure; quality assurance accomplished a walkaround inspection during an audit; and noted some alleged scratches in the rvsm critical areas surrounding the static ports. No documentation was made by quality assurance auditor; no documentation was made either in the logbook or the aircraft damage log. I feel that in the time that has elapsed between the time of the alleged findings by quality assurance on aug/tue/05; and the notification by local management on oct/sun/05 has posed some serious safety issues on critical aircraft system on this aircraft. On oct/sun/05; I notified technical services to enter a maintenance item; notified the shift manager on duty locally; and also ZZZ maintenance; where the aircraft terminated for the night. All audit findings should be documented in a timely manner; prior to further flight. Safety should always be a priority; and never be compromised.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757-200 TECHNICIAN PERFORMED A WALKAROUND INSPECTION AND FOUND NO DISCREPANCIES. IN MORNING; QUALITY CTL FOUND SCRATCHES IN RVSM CRITICAL STATIC PORT AREAS; BUT DID NOT DOCUMENT DAMAGE.

Narrative: ON THE NIGHT OF AUG/TUE/05; I PERFORMED A WALKAROUND INSPECTION ON ACFT X. THERE WERE NO DISCREPANCIES WITH THE FUSELAGE AT THE TIME I COMPLETED THE WALKAROUND INSPECTION. PRIOR TO THE MORNING DEP; QUALITY ASSURANCE ACCOMPLISHED A WALKAROUND INSPECTION DURING AN AUDIT; AND NOTED SOME ALLEGED SCRATCHES IN THE RVSM CRITICAL AREAS SURROUNDING THE STATIC PORTS. NO DOCUMENTATION WAS MADE BY QUALITY ASSURANCE AUDITOR; NO DOCUMENTATION WAS MADE EITHER IN THE LOGBOOK OR THE ACFT DAMAGE LOG. I FEEL THAT IN THE TIME THAT HAS ELAPSED BTWN THE TIME OF THE ALLEGED FINDINGS BY QUALITY ASSURANCE ON AUG/TUE/05; AND THE NOTIFICATION BY LCL MGMNT ON OCT/SUN/05 HAS POSED SOME SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES ON CRITICAL ACFT SYS ON THIS ACFT. ON OCT/SUN/05; I NOTIFIED TECHNICAL SVCS TO ENTER A MAINT ITEM; NOTIFIED THE SHIFT MGR ON DUTY LOCALLY; AND ALSO ZZZ MAINT; WHERE THE ACFT TERMINATED FOR THE NIGHT. ALL AUDIT FINDINGS SHOULD BE DOCUMENTED IN A TIMELY MANNER; PRIOR TO FURTHER FLT. SAFETY SHOULD ALWAYS BE A PRIORITY; AND NEVER BE COMPROMISED.

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.

A B757-200 technician performed a walkaround inspection and found no discrepancies. In morning; quality control found scratches in rvsm critical static port areas; but did not document damage.