B757-200 mechanic found a missing wing to body fairing panel fastener that he deferred in accordance...

Attributes
ACN	548870
Time
Date	200205
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : maintenance
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : technician
Qualification	technician : powerplant technician : airframe
ASRS Report	548870
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other oversight : coordinator
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : 1
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : manuals contributing factor : briefing performance deficiency : unqualified personnel
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Company Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

On may/sun/02, I was inspecting a B757 aircraft per the service check form. One of the discrepancies I found was a fastener missing in the r-hand wing to body fairing panel. Upon investigation, I determined the fastener nut plate was missing. I notified my supervisor and he asked me to see if we could defer the item. I called maintenance control to see if I could defer the item. The maintenance controller I had talked to was busy and told me to call back later. He did give me a reference. After reading that, I felt we could defer the item. I called the maintenance controller back and put the item on deferral. The fastener that was deferred was the forward upper corner area.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757-200 MECH FOUND A MISSING WING TO BODY FAIRING PANEL FASTENER THAT HE DEFERRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MEL.

Narrative: ON MAY/SUN/02, I WAS INSPECTING A B757 ACFT PER THE SVC CHK FORM. ONE OF THE DISCREPANCIES I FOUND WAS A FASTENER MISSING IN THE R-HAND WING TO BODY FAIRING PANEL. UPON INVESTIGATION, I DETERMINED THE FASTENER NUT PLATE WAS MISSING. I NOTIFIED MY SUPVR AND HE ASKED ME TO SEE IF WE COULD DEFER THE ITEM. I CALLED MAINT CTL TO SEE IF I COULD DEFER THE ITEM. THE MAINT CTLR I HAD TALKED TO WAS BUSY AND TOLD ME TO CALL BACK LATER. HE DID GIVE ME A REF. AFTER READING THAT, I FELT WE COULD DEFER THE ITEM. I CALLED THE MAINT CTLR BACK AND PUT THE ITEM ON DEFERRAL. THE FASTENER THAT WAS DEFERRED WAS THE FORWARD UPPER CORNER AREA.

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.

B757-200 mechanic found a missing wing to body fairing panel fastener that he deferred in accordance with the MEL.