A technician completed a bird strike inspection on a B737-300 both engines and signed off as ok, but failed to log required 10 cycle limit borescope inspection.

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Attributes
ACN	602794
Time
Date	200312
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : maintenance
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : technician
Qualification	technician : powerplant technician : airframe
Experience	maintenance technician : 30
ASRS Report	602794
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Factors
Maintenance	performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Chart Or Publication Aircraft
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

After inspection of engines I failed to make entry in logbook that engines have to be boroscoped within 10 cycles, per the airline's maintenance policy and procedures.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A TECHNICIAN COMPLETED A BIRD STRIKE INSPECTION ON A B737-300 BOTH ENGS AND SIGNED OFF AS OK, BUT FAILED TO LOG REQUIRED 10 CYCLE LIMIT BORESCOPE INSPECTION.

Narrative: AFTER INSPECTION OF ENGS I FAILED TO MAKE ENTRY IN LOGBOOK THAT ENGS HAVE TO BE BOROSCOPED WITHIN 10 CYCLES, PER THE AIRLINE'S MAINT POLICY AND PROCS.

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.