Narrative:

I was asked to finish the build-up a hub for the Q-400 that had already been started and I was told that there was no component work order; and that it would be taken care of later. Upon starting the build- up; I noticed that there was a sizable scratch in the hub. At that time I requested a concession from bombardier to blend out the damage and continue with the build-up process of the hub. During that time we had a Q-400 in for modification work; and in that time frame I was drug around from project to project to help the crew from bombardier; there was a mass amount of confusion and running around. Currently I have been medically unable to deal with extreme amounts of unnecessary stress and anxiety; especially when being pulled from one unfinished project to another. I was advised that during this time I had forgotten to enter into the logbook the corrective action and discrepancy. I am fully aware that this is a huge task that must be completed; and in no way am I trying to skirt the issue. I feel that; had I not had all the unnecessary shifting of jobs and mass amounts of extra stress; I; without a doubt; would have been able to ensure that the necessary paperwork had been done. I believe that when a mechanic is in the middle of doing his or her job that it's important to let the mechanic finish what they are working on; as it only creates confusion and the potential for mistakes when pulled from one project to another. I think that if it is that important; that they be drug away on several occasions that the managers or supervisors allow the mechanic to finish where they left off. In failing to allow for full completion of projects and paperwork; it's my opinion that the mechanics are far more likely to lose their place; or forget something that may lead to an incident.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An Aircraft Maintenance Technician (AMT) describes how confusion and unnecessary shifting of job assignments contributed to discrepancy and corrective action information not being entered in a Q-400 logbook for damage found on a wheel half; during a wheel hub build-up.

Narrative: I was asked to finish the build-up a hub for the Q-400 that had already been started and I was told that there was no Component Work Order; and that it would be taken care of later. Upon starting the build- up; I noticed that there was a sizable scratch in the hub. At that time I requested a concession from Bombardier to blend out the damage and continue with the build-up process of the hub. During that time we had a Q-400 in for modification work; and in that time frame I was drug around from project to project to help the crew from Bombardier; there was a mass amount of confusion and running around. Currently I have been medically unable to deal with extreme amounts of unnecessary stress and anxiety; especially when being pulled from one unfinished project to another. I was advised that during this time I had forgotten to enter into the logbook the corrective action and discrepancy. I am fully aware that this is a huge task that must be completed; and in no way am I trying to skirt the issue. I feel that; had I not had all the unnecessary shifting of jobs and mass amounts of extra stress; I; without a doubt; would have been able to ensure that the necessary paperwork had been done. I believe that when a Mechanic is in the middle of doing his or her job that it's important to let the Mechanic finish what they are working on; as it only creates confusion and the potential for mistakes when pulled from one project to another. I think that if it is that important; that they be drug away on several occasions that the Managers or Supervisors allow the Mechanic to finish where they left off. In failing to allow for full completion of projects and paperwork; it's my opinion that the mechanics are far more likely to lose their place; or forget something that may lead to an incident.

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.