A DC9 undergoing a maintenance check issues an inspector work card that requires the inspector to si...

Attributes
ACN	366612
Time
Date	199704
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	366612
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

While working as an aircraft inspector for a part 121 airline, xyz, on apr/xx/97, I was required to complete step 6 of job card rtn XXX. This step requires completion of an item condition report and a corrosion prevention and control inspection report. By signing for step 6, as an inspector I am being forced to attest that the corrosion prevention and control inspection report has been completed. The fact is the corrosion prevention and control inspection report is not prepared by a floor level inspector even though by signing the step the report appears to have been prepared by me. At this time I have submitted a maintenance program revision request to correct this problem. This is indicative of the laxity of preparation of the maintenance paperwork and forms that xyz uses to conduct its operations under crash fire rescue equipment 14 part 121. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter states that when you sign off the work card you sign for accomplishment of the corrosion inspection and the report. This inspection and report is done by management and is not available to the inspector using the work card.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DC9 UNDERGOING A MAINT CHK ISSUES AN INSPECTOR WORK CARD THAT REQUIRES THE INSPECTOR TO SIGN FOR ACCOMPLISHMENT OF A CORROSION INSPECTION AND RPT NOT DONE BY THE INSPECTOR BUT BY MGMNT.

Narrative: WHILE WORKING AS AN ACFT INSPECTOR FOR A PART 121 AIRLINE, XYZ, ON APR/XX/97, I WAS REQUIRED TO COMPLETE STEP 6 OF JOB CARD RTN XXX. THIS STEP REQUIRES COMPLETION OF AN ITEM CONDITION RPT AND A CORROSION PREVENTION AND CTL INSPECTION RPT. BY SIGNING FOR STEP 6, AS AN INSPECTOR I AM BEING FORCED TO ATTEST THAT THE CORROSION PREVENTION AND CTL INSPECTION RPT HAS BEEN COMPLETED. THE FACT IS THE CORROSION PREVENTION AND CTL INSPECTION RPT IS NOT PREPARED BY A FLOOR LEVEL INSPECTOR EVEN THOUGH BY SIGNING THE STEP THE RPT APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN PREPARED BY ME. AT THIS TIME I HAVE SUBMITTED A MAINT PROGRAM REVISION REQUEST TO CORRECT THIS PROB. THIS IS INDICATIVE OF THE LAXITY OF PREPARATION OF THE MAINT PAPERWORK AND FORMS THAT XYZ USES TO CONDUCT ITS OPS UNDER CFR 14 PART 121. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATES THAT WHEN YOU SIGN OFF THE WORK CARD YOU SIGN FOR ACCOMPLISHMENT OF THE CORROSION INSPECTION AND THE RPT. THIS INSPECTION AND RPT IS DONE BY MGMNT AND IS NOT AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTOR USING THE WORK CARD.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.

A DC9 undergoing a maintenance check issues an inspector work card that requires the inspector to sign for accomplishment of a corrosion inspection and report not done by the inspector but by management.