Captain reported finding paint damage in an rvsm critical area that had not been documented correctl...

Attributes
ACN	1704786
Time
Date	201911
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Fuselage
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 98 Flight Crew Total 454 Flight Crew Type 454
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural MEL Deviation - Procedural Maintenance

Narrative:

On walk around captain noted paint missing within the rvsm critical area on the right side nose fuselage. The appearance is a long horizontal line approximately 2 in. Wide by 18 in. Long within the rvsm (reduced vertical separation minimum) critical area which appears to have been machine blended to remove paint peeling. A write-up defect was not easily identifiable; however maintenance reference defect # xxxxxxx from the [inbound leg]. This write up does not note the location/damage as being within the rvsm critical area or meeting the inspection guidelines for rvsm inspection.it is very probable the inspection is compliant. The write-up; to eliminate ground delays; [should] specify the damage is within the rvsm critical area and passes inspection; since aircrew generally are not aware of locations such as 'between frame 11; 12 at floor level.'

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Captain reported finding paint damage in an RVSM critical area that had not been documented correctly nor repaired correctly.

Narrative: On walk around Captain noted paint missing within the RVSM critical area on the Right Side nose fuselage. The appearance is a long horizontal line approximately 2 in. wide by 18 in. long within the RVSM (Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum) critical area which appears to have been machine blended to remove paint peeling. A write-up defect was not easily identifiable; however Maintenance reference defect # XXXXXXX from the [Inbound Leg]. This write up does NOT note the location/damage as being within the RVSM critical area or meeting the inspection guidelines for RVSM inspection.It is very probable the inspection is compliant. The write-up; to eliminate ground delays; [should] specify the damage is within the RVSM critical area and passes inspection; since aircrew generally are not aware of locations such as 'between frame 11; 12 at floor level.'

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.

Captain reported finding paint damage in an rvsm critical area that had not been documented correctly nor repaired correctly.