Narrative:

Aircraft xyz, xb gate, found both wing leading edge lower panels missing leading edge tape. Per maintenance manual 57-33-99 page 801 received illegal job action letter from ZZZ management on oct/xa/00. Any delays on write-ups and I'll be fired. Did not write-up panels for fear of losing my job. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the management policy concerning write-ups on the lower wing panel leading edge erosion, and interim repair with 600 mph tape is a tactic to cause delays. The reporter said the company and the union are in contract talks and anything written up by a gate technician is suspect.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-500 IS DISCOVERED TO HAVE LOWER WING LEADING EDGE CLOSURE PANELS AT FORWARD EDGE ERODING, BUT NOT WRITTEN BY THE GATE TECHNICIAN DUE TO MGMNT POLICY.

Narrative: ACFT XYZ, XB GATE, FOUND BOTH WING LEADING EDGE LOWER PANELS MISSING LEADING EDGE TAPE. PER MAINT MANUAL 57-33-99 PAGE 801 RECEIVED ILLEGAL JOB ACTION LETTER FROM ZZZ MGMNT ON OCT/XA/00. ANY DELAYS ON WRITE-UPS AND I'LL BE FIRED. DID NOT WRITE-UP PANELS FOR FEAR OF LOSING MY JOB. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE MGMNT POLICY CONCERNING WRITE-UPS ON THE LOWER WING PANEL LEADING EDGE EROSION, AND INTERIM REPAIR WITH 600 MPH TAPE IS A TACTIC TO CAUSE DELAYS. THE RPTR SAID THE COMPANY AND THE UNION ARE IN CONTRACT TALKS AND ANYTHING WRITTEN UP BY A GATE TECHNICIAN IS SUSPECT.

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.