Narrative:

This was an oversight on my behalf. I was very comfortable with the work technician X does. I have worked with him before and have inspected multiple repairs he has performed. Having inspected the repair from the inside while fasteners were being installed, I told him 'it all looks good.' when I left, I assumed the crew would finished the fastener installation. I returned a short time later and the repair was masked and freshly painted. I overlooked opening the door due to wet paint. The visible portion of the repair with the door closed looked very professional, so I neglected opening the door for a final look. I looked for the not so obvious mistakes and overlooked the obvious.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-300 WAS RELEASED FOR SVC WITH AN INCOMPLETE STRUCTURAL SHEET METAL REPAIR. INSPECTOR FAILED TO MAKE A THOROUGH AND PROPER INSPECTION.

Narrative: THIS WAS AN OVERSIGHT ON MY BEHALF. I WAS VERY COMFORTABLE WITH THE WORK TECHNICIAN X DOES. I HAVE WORKED WITH HIM BEFORE AND HAVE INSPECTED MULTIPLE REPAIRS HE HAS PERFORMED. HAVING INSPECTED THE REPAIR FROM THE INSIDE WHILE FASTENERS WERE BEING INSTALLED, I TOLD HIM 'IT ALL LOOKS GOOD.' WHEN I LEFT, I ASSUMED THE CREW WOULD FINISHED THE FASTENER INSTALLATION. I RETURNED A SHORT TIME LATER AND THE REPAIR WAS MASKED AND FRESHLY PAINTED. I OVERLOOKED OPENING THE DOOR DUE TO WET PAINT. THE VISIBLE PORTION OF THE REPAIR WITH THE DOOR CLOSED LOOKED VERY PROFESSIONAL, SO I NEGLECTED OPENING THE DOOR FOR A FINAL LOOK. I LOOKED FOR THE NOT SO OBVIOUS MISTAKES AND OVERLOOKED THE OBVIOUS.

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.