Narrative:

Aircraft's r-hand inboard flap was found to be delaminated. After 3 days of maintenance the aft flap was replaced and the mid flap fairing was reinstalled. I had replaced the center boost (fuel) pumps and signed them off in the computer. After signing them off I checked and all other items were signed off, so I released the airplane for service. After 1 day of flying it was discovered that the flap was not inspected. There was no incident and seemed to be inspected the next night in ZZZ1. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated his actual work on the flap replacement was limited to a few hours but the paperwork was completed by the reporter. The reporter said at most technicians offices and work places a notice on the bulletin boards have a required inspection item list posted. The technician stated no where on the maintenance manual procedure is a note advising this task is an FAA required inspection item.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-300 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH A R INBOARD FLAP REPLACED DUE TO DELAMINATION WITH NO FAA REQUIRED INSPECTION ITEM ACCOMPLISHED.

Narrative: ACFT'S R-HAND INBOARD FLAP WAS FOUND TO BE DELAMINATED. AFTER 3 DAYS OF MAINT THE AFT FLAP WAS REPLACED AND THE MID FLAP FAIRING WAS REINSTALLED. I HAD REPLACED THE CTR BOOST (FUEL) PUMPS AND SIGNED THEM OFF IN THE COMPUTER. AFTER SIGNING THEM OFF I CHKED AND ALL OTHER ITEMS WERE SIGNED OFF, SO I RELEASED THE AIRPLANE FOR SVC. AFTER 1 DAY OF FLYING IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FLAP WAS NOT INSPECTED. THERE WAS NO INCIDENT AND SEEMED TO BE INSPECTED THE NEXT NIGHT IN ZZZ1. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED HIS ACTUAL WORK ON THE FLAP REPLACEMENT WAS LIMITED TO A FEW HRS BUT THE PAPERWORK WAS COMPLETED BY THE RPTR. THE RPTR SAID AT MOST TECHNICIANS OFFICES AND WORK PLACES A NOTICE ON THE BULLETIN BOARDS HAVE A REQUIRED INSPECTION ITEM LIST POSTED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED NO WHERE ON THE MAINT MANUAL PROC IS A NOTE ADVISING THIS TASK IS AN FAA REQUIRED INSPECTION ITEM.

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.