Narrative:

On aug/tue/05 I was walking past aircraft X when I noticed a piece of speed tape on the nose gear right forward door. There was no sticker on for damage file reference. So I asked my lead if he could check on it if it was in the damage file and it was not. The aircraft was in for a couple of days for a cargo stringer repair so we could repair this too. I proceeded to repair the damage as per the srm 51-70-05. While I was repairing this damage; my manager asked me why we (the composite shop) were working this line aircraft and I told him how I found the damage and how the line came over to write it up. A couple of hours later my foreman asked me how we found this damage; and I told him the same as I told my manager. He proceeded to tell me that my foreman told him that I was deliberately trying to ground aircraft and if it wasn't my job; I shouldn't be looking at it. I ignored this accusation against me and continued the repair. After the repair was done; I tap tested it and it tap tested good. Inspection was also involved and the 'disbond' check that they did also tested good. I then sealed the repair; primed it and painted it all in accordance with srm reference 51-70-05 and signed the logbook.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757-200 WAS FOUND ON LINE BY A COMPOSITE SHOP TECHNICIAN WITH A DAMAGED NOSE GEAR DOOR. TECHNICIAN REPAIRS DOOR. MGMNT ALLEGES TECHNICIAN MAKING EFFORT TO GND AIRPLANE.

Narrative: ON AUG/TUE/05 I WAS WALKING PAST ACFT X WHEN I NOTICED A PIECE OF SPD TAPE ON THE NOSE GEAR R FORWARD DOOR. THERE WAS NO STICKER ON FOR DAMAGE FILE REF. SO I ASKED MY LEAD IF HE COULD CHK ON IT IF IT WAS IN THE DAMAGE FILE AND IT WAS NOT. THE ACFT WAS IN FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS FOR A CARGO STRINGER REPAIR SO WE COULD REPAIR THIS TOO. I PROCEEDED TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE AS PER THE SRM 51-70-05. WHILE I WAS REPAIRING THIS DAMAGE; MY MGR ASKED ME WHY WE (THE COMPOSITE SHOP) WERE WORKING THIS LINE ACFT AND I TOLD HIM HOW I FOUND THE DAMAGE AND HOW THE LINE CAME OVER TO WRITE IT UP. A COUPLE OF HRS LATER MY FOREMAN ASKED ME HOW WE FOUND THIS DAMAGE; AND I TOLD HIM THE SAME AS I TOLD MY MGR. HE PROCEEDED TO TELL ME THAT MY FOREMAN TOLD HIM THAT I WAS DELIBERATELY TRYING TO GND ACFT AND IF IT WASN'T MY JOB; I SHOULDN'T BE LOOKING AT IT. I IGNORED THIS ACCUSATION AGAINST ME AND CONTINUED THE REPAIR. AFTER THE REPAIR WAS DONE; I TAP TESTED IT AND IT TAP TESTED GOOD. INSPECTION WAS ALSO INVOLVED AND THE 'DISBOND' CHK THAT THEY DID ALSO TESTED GOOD. I THEN SEALED THE REPAIR; PRIMED IT AND PAINTED IT ALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH SRM REF 51-70-05 AND SIGNED THE LOGBOOK.

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.