An A300 was dispatched with a must fix item not accomplished due to schedule change. Technician reports poor management communication and pressure to complete logbook.

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Attributes
ACN	707420
Time
Date	200608
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	ils localizer only : 2
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : technician
ASRS Report	707420
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	oversight : supervisor
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other other : 1
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : repair
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Environmental Factor Company Chart Or Publication Aircraft
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

Aircraft had a must fix item and aircraft was scheduled for a trip. Aircraft was swapped to an earlier trip which I was unaware of until last min. I was pressured to complete logbook by management and the must fix item was not accomplished. In the future; schedule changes will not influence my thoroughness of my paperwork or affect my job performance. In addition; I brought the issue of poor management communication up to the company for immediate correction. Aircraft departure time was moved sooner; without communication to all involved.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN A300 WAS DISPATCHED WITH A MUST FIX ITEM NOT ACCOMPLISHED DUE TO SCHEDULE CHANGE. TECHNICIAN RPTS POOR MGMNT COM AND PRESSURE TO COMPLETE LOGBOOK.

Narrative: ACFT HAD A MUST FIX ITEM AND ACFT WAS SCHEDULED FOR A TRIP. ACFT WAS SWAPPED TO AN EARLIER TRIP WHICH I WAS UNAWARE OF UNTIL LAST MIN. I WAS PRESSURED TO COMPLETE LOGBOOK BY MGMNT AND THE MUST FIX ITEM WAS NOT ACCOMPLISHED. IN THE FUTURE; SCHEDULE CHANGES WILL NOT INFLUENCE MY THOROUGHNESS OF MY PAPERWORK OR AFFECT MY JOB PERFORMANCE. IN ADDITION; I BROUGHT THE ISSUE OF POOR MGMNT COM UP TO THE COMPANY FOR IMMEDIATE CORRECTION. ACFT DEP TIME WAS MOVED SOONER; WITHOUT COM TO ALL INVOLVED.

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.