Narrative:

On walkaround found what looked to be a repair on the left leading edge of wing. Looked like putty and area seemed buffed out; with 2 circles painted at the area. Checked the logbook aircraft damage report to see if it was listed. It was not; called dispatch and had a 3 way conversation with dispatch and maintenance control. Maintenance control could not find any history of a repair in that area; so they told me to put it in the book and they would take care of it from there. About XA00 am local time I was called by a maintenance duty supervisor (on my cell phone). He began to put pressure on me as to why I would find this at an outstation and not a maintenance base. He told me I was either making a personal or political statement. He told me that because of my actions some very important people had to come to work that day. I shot back and asked him if he expected me to take a plane that may have a problem. I asked him if he was willing to repeat those accusations in front of my chief pilot and FAA? He started to back off. I continued my day of waiting for the paperwork. The company has no right to try and pressure a pilot into taking an airplane when a discrepancy with that plane exists.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN A320 CAPTAIN WAS ACCUSED BY MAINT DUTY SUPERVISOR OF MAKING A PERSONAL OR POLITICAL STATEMENT AFTER CAPTAIN FOUND AN UNDOCUMENTED MAINT REPAIR ON THE LEFT WING WHILE AT AN OUTSTATION.

Narrative: ON WALKAROUND FOUND WHAT LOOKED TO BE A REPAIR ON THE L LEADING EDGE OF WING. LOOKED LIKE PUTTY AND AREA SEEMED BUFFED OUT; WITH 2 CIRCLES PAINTED AT THE AREA. CHKED THE LOGBOOK ACFT DAMAGE RPT TO SEE IF IT WAS LISTED. IT WAS NOT; CALLED DISPATCH AND HAD A 3 WAY CONVERSATION WITH DISPATCH AND MAINT CTL. MAINT CTL COULD NOT FIND ANY HISTORY OF A REPAIR IN THAT AREA; SO THEY TOLD ME TO PUT IT IN THE BOOK AND THEY WOULD TAKE CARE OF IT FROM THERE. ABOUT XA00 AM LCL TIME I WAS CALLED BY A MAINT DUTY SUPVR (ON MY CELL PHONE). HE BEGAN TO PUT PRESSURE ON ME AS TO WHY I WOULD FIND THIS AT AN OUTSTATION AND NOT A MAINT BASE. HE TOLD ME I WAS EITHER MAKING A PERSONAL OR POLITICAL STATEMENT. HE TOLD ME THAT BECAUSE OF MY ACTIONS SOME VERY IMPORTANT PEOPLE HAD TO COME TO WORK THAT DAY. I SHOT BACK AND ASKED HIM IF HE EXPECTED ME TO TAKE A PLANE THAT MAY HAVE A PROB. I ASKED HIM IF HE WAS WILLING TO REPEAT THOSE ACCUSATIONS IN FRONT OF MY CHIEF PLT AND FAA? HE STARTED TO BACK OFF. I CONTINUED MY DAY OF WAITING FOR THE PAPERWORK. THE COMPANY HAS NO RIGHT TO TRY AND PRESSURE A PLT INTO TAKING AN AIRPLANE WHEN A DISCREPANCY WITH THAT PLANE EXISTS.

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.