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Mechanic reported that management disregarded maintenance manual procedures and assigned a maintenance task to be accomplished in conflict with published procedures.

Narrative:

Aircraft X was parked on gate xx and required [multiple work cards] to be accomplished. We notified management the outside temperature was 27 degrees and greasing could not be accomplished in accordance with (in accordance with) [the amm; aircraft maintenance manual]. Management insisted on accomplishing the work cards so we then informed management the aircraft must go inside the hangar. Management informed the probationary amt (aviation maintenance technician) to accomplish the job outside; which he did.management was notified of the current outside temperatures at ZZZ were 27 degrees and well below the amm limit of 32 degrees for greasing but still wanted the [work] cards accomplished. When management was notified that the aircraft would have to go into the hangar they pressured the probationary amt to accomplish the job on the gate to avoid getting a delay for the morning departure.management should stop harassing the amt's and to follow the in accordance with procedures of the maintenance manuals that all maintenance personnel are required to follow including management!management knew of the assigned work cards and forecasted weather at ZZZ and should have planned to have the aircraft brought into the hangar in the beginning of the night to avoid pressuring the amt's to accomplish this task outside.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Mechanic reported that management disregarded Maintenance Manual procedures and assigned a maintenance task to be accomplished in conflict with published procedures.

Narrative: Aircraft X was parked on gate XX and required [multiple work cards] to be accomplished. We notified management the outside temperature was 27 degrees and greasing could not be accomplished IAW (In Accordance With) [the AMM; Aircraft Maintenance Manual]. Management insisted on accomplishing the work cards so we then informed management the aircraft must go inside the hangar. Management informed the probationary AMT (Aviation Maintenance Technician) to accomplish the job outside; which he did.Management was notified of the current outside temperatures at ZZZ were 27 degrees and well below the AMM limit of 32 degrees for greasing but still wanted the [work] cards accomplished. When management was notified that the aircraft would have to go into the hangar they pressured the probationary AMT to accomplish the job on the gate to avoid getting a delay for the morning departure.Management should stop harassing the AMT's and to follow the IAW procedures of the maintenance manuals that all maintenance personnel are required to follow including management!Management knew of the assigned work cards and forecasted weather at ZZZ and should have planned to have the aircraft brought into the hangar in the beginning of the night to avoid pressuring the AMT's to accomplish this task outside.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.