A line mechanic reports he continues to be harassed by maintenance management for discovery of obvio...

Narrative:

I was sent to a hearing for the events stemming in june 2012. On that day; I observed moisture ingress on the R-3 (right) cockpit window while checking a logbook. I was charged with violating company rules. The charges were eventually dropped. Now I'm again being brought in for another investigation (which is the application of discipline) for the moisture ingress I documented [also] in june 2012 on the L-3 (left) cockpit window on another B757-200 aircraft. On this occasion I was sent to the aircraft to unlock the cockpit door for a rockwell collins contractor and noticed the moisture ingress when I stepped into the cockpit. Management has nothing but contempt for the fars and a safe airline operation. They expect me to ignore obvious defects to avoid a delay. My air carrier is aware it has a major problem with moisture ingress in the B757 [cockpit] side windows; which are not permitted because it may lead to [electrical] arcing. Yet; the company has not issued an engineering order (east/O) to inspect their B757 fleet or sought any other remedy. Instead; I get harassed when I discover moisture ingress during the course of the day. This is now my 2nd report on the subject and management still continues to harass me for the discovery of obvious defects. At this point; I believe we need new management leadership.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A Line Mechanic reports he continues to be harassed by Maintenance Management for discovery of obvious defects and moisture ingress at the L-3 (Left) and R-3 (Right) cockpit side windows on their B757-200 aircraft.

Narrative: I was sent to a hearing for the events stemming in June 2012. On that day; I observed moisture ingress on the R-3 (Right) cockpit window while checking a Logbook. I was charged with violating company rules. The charges were eventually dropped. Now I'm again being brought in for another investigation (which is the application of discipline) for the moisture ingress I documented [also] in June 2012 on the L-3 (Left) cockpit window on another B757-200 aircraft. On this occasion I was sent to the aircraft to unlock the cockpit door for a Rockwell Collins Contractor and noticed the moisture ingress when I stepped into the cockpit. Management has nothing but contempt for the FARs and a safe airline operation. They expect me to ignore obvious defects to avoid a delay. My Air Carrier is aware it has a major problem with moisture ingress in the B757 [cockpit] side windows; which are not permitted because it may lead to [electrical] arcing. Yet; the company has not issued an Engineering Order (E/O) to inspect their B757 fleet or sought any other remedy. Instead; I get harassed when I discover moisture ingress during the course of the day. This is now my 2nd report on the subject and Management still continues to harass me for the discovery of obvious defects. At this point; I believe we need new management leadership.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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	1015420
Time
Date	201206
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Parked
Component
Aircraft Component	Cockpit Window
Person 1
Function	Technician
Qualification	Maintenance Powerplant Maintenance Airframe
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

A line mechanic reports he continues to be harassed by maintenance management for discovery of obvious defects and moisture ingress at the L-3 (left) and R-3 (right) cockpit side windows on their B757-200 aircraft.