A line mechanic reports he was given a direct order by his supervisor to take nose landing gear (nlg...

Narrative:

Supervisor gave me a direct order to accomplish a nose gear strut pressure reading on an A320 aircraft; and he would not allow me to follow the amm reference for this procedure. The supervisor signed off the line maintenance write-up item; using my illegal measurements; that he forced me to get and he demanded the measurements. I showed the supervisor the legal paperwork to accomplish the amm task above and he did not want me to use this amm task. The supervisor signed off the write-up as accomplishing the task himself; when indeed I did. He forced me to; by giving me a direct order. I informed the supervisor that we needed to do a full nose landing gear (nlg) strut service because the nlg strut service that was done; prior to landing here in ZZZ; was done by an fixed based operator (FBO); in ZZZ1; and was not accomplished per the maintenance manual and he ignored me.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A Line Mechanic reports he was given a Direct Order by his Supervisor to take Nose Landing Gear (NLG) measurements on an A320 aircraft without performing a NLG Strut service per the AMM.

Narrative: Supervisor gave me a direct order to accomplish a nose gear strut pressure reading on an A320 aircraft; and he would not allow me to follow the AMM reference for this procedure. The Supervisor signed off the Line Maintenance Write-up item; using my illegal measurements; that he forced me to get and he demanded the measurements. I showed the Supervisor the legal paperwork to accomplish the AMM task above and he did not want me to use this AMM task. The Supervisor signed off the Write-up as accomplishing the task himself; when indeed I did. He forced me to; by giving me a Direct Order. I informed the Supervisor that we needed to do a full Nose Landing Gear (NLG) Strut service because the NLG Strut service that was done; prior to landing here in ZZZ; was done by an Fixed Based Operator (FBO); in ZZZ1; and was not accomplished per the Maintenance Manual and he ignored me.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.

Attributes
ACN	844660
Time
Date	200907
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Parked
Component
Aircraft Component	Nose Gear
Person 1
Function	Technician
Qualification	Maintenance Airframe Maintenance Powerplant
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Maintenance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

A line mechanic reports he was given a direct order by his supervisor to take nose landing gear (nlg) measurements on an A320 aircraft without performing a nlg strut service per the amm.