Narrative:

On may/thu/05; I was the lead technician on aircraft X in ZZZ working on a broken #5 slat cable and cable rig. While replacing and rigging the #5 slat cable on the r-hand wing; the maintenance manual required us to check the rig on the left wing. In doing so; we discovered a cable guide; that is used for the starting point of the rig; was missing. Installation of a new guide was quick and simple. We continued with the rig. It has been brought to my attention that the installation was not documented as well as the discrepancy of the cable guide being missing. Under the circumstances of it being 105+ degrees outside; and the installation took only a few mins; we overlooked the importance of documenting this item. I personally verified that a new guide was installed and safetied with a cotter key before the access panel was installed.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DURING AN MD80 SLAT CABLE REPLACEMENT AND RIG IT WAS DISCOVERED A CABLE GUIDE WAS MISSING. GUIDE WAS REPLACED BUT NOT DOCUMENTED.

Narrative: ON MAY/THU/05; I WAS THE LEAD TECHNICIAN ON ACFT X IN ZZZ WORKING ON A BROKEN #5 SLAT CABLE AND CABLE RIG. WHILE REPLACING AND RIGGING THE #5 SLAT CABLE ON THE R-HAND WING; THE MAINT MANUAL REQUIRED US TO CHK THE RIG ON THE L WING. IN DOING SO; WE DISCOVERED A CABLE GUIDE; THAT IS USED FOR THE STARTING POINT OF THE RIG; WAS MISSING. INSTALLATION OF A NEW GUIDE WAS QUICK AND SIMPLE. WE CONTINUED WITH THE RIG. IT HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO MY ATTN THAT THE INSTALLATION WAS NOT DOCUMENTED AS WELL AS THE DISCREPANCY OF THE CABLE GUIDE BEING MISSING. UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF IT BEING 105+ DEGS OUTSIDE; AND THE INSTALLATION TOOK ONLY A FEW MINS; WE OVERLOOKED THE IMPORTANCE OF DOCUMENTING THIS ITEM. I PERSONALLY VERIFIED THAT A NEW GUIDE WAS INSTALLED AND SAFETIED WITH A COTTER KEY BEFORE THE ACCESS PANEL WAS INSTALLED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.