Narrative:

I was given a shaft and was told that it was bent and needed to be straightened. There was no paperwork with the shaft and there wasn't a scrap tag on the shaft. At this point I was told that the paperwork would be coming at a later time. I then proceeded to get all the tools and machinery reading to do the job. I then asked if this shaft was going back onto an airplane, and did not receive an adequate answer. I finished the setup, then I asked for the paperwork again and was told that I would not be here tonight. Before proceeding, I asked for an engineering authority/authorized telling me what to do before proceeding. I am concerned that this part may be put back on an aircraft.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A TECHNICIAN WAS ASSIGNED TO STRAIGHTEN A BENT DC10 QUILL-DRIVE SHAFT, BUT WAS NOT GIVEN ENGINEERING AUTH OR AUTHORIZED INSTRUCTION TO ACCOMPLISH THE JOB.

Narrative: I WAS GIVEN A SHAFT AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS BENT AND NEEDED TO BE STRAIGHTENED. THERE WAS NO PAPERWORK WITH THE SHAFT AND THERE WASN'T A SCRAP TAG ON THE SHAFT. AT THIS POINT I WAS TOLD THAT THE PAPERWORK WOULD BE COMING AT A LATER TIME. I THEN PROCEEDED TO GET ALL THE TOOLS AND MACHINERY READING TO DO THE JOB. I THEN ASKED IF THIS SHAFT WAS GOING BACK ONTO AN AIRPLANE, AND DID NOT RECEIVE AN ADEQUATE ANSWER. I FINISHED THE SETUP, THEN I ASKED FOR THE PAPERWORK AGAIN AND WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD NOT BE HERE TONIGHT. BEFORE PROCEEDING, I ASKED FOR AN ENGINEERING AUTH TELLING ME WHAT TO DO BEFORE PROCEEDING. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS PART MAY BE PUT BACK ON AN ACFT.

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.