Narrative:

On the walkaround (night) I was looking at the rear of the engine to check the blocker door position when I detected something forward in the fan blade section. I called maintenance from the jetway and asked a mechanic to please remove the object from the engine fan blades. I explained that it wasn't obvious but if the mechanic didn't see it to please ask the crew to show it to them. Approaching pushback time; I hadn't heard from that mechanic; another one was on board working a PA problem so we called maintenance. When I queried him about the FOD in the #2 engine; he replied tersely that it was taken care of. He also informed me the mechanic had no responsibility to the crew to talk to us. Fast forward feb/wed and I picked up the same aircraft. The log showed the following: 'FOD found in #2 engine: upon visual inspection of #2 engine found no FOD to remove. Engine appearance is normal.' I started my #2 engine thinking it was fine. Now I realize that I started it with a foreign object in the second stage fan blades. Shouldn't the mechanic query the crew if we report something as serious as FOD and they don't see it? If I report a panel loose or missing and they can't locate it; are they just going to say 'stupid pilots' and sign off 'no panel missing?' we should operate like a team that is safety conscious. Let's not have this lead to an engine failure on takeoff.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT OF A320 ASKS MAINT TO REMOVE FOD NOTED IN 2 ENG DURING PREFLT INSPECTION. MAINT FAILS TO ADVISE REGARDING RESOLUTION.

Narrative: ON THE WALKAROUND (NIGHT) I WAS LOOKING AT THE REAR OF THE ENG TO CHK THE BLOCKER DOOR POS WHEN I DETECTED SOMETHING FORWARD IN THE FAN BLADE SECTION. I CALLED MAINT FROM THE JETWAY AND ASKED A MECH TO PLEASE REMOVE THE OBJECT FROM THE ENG FAN BLADES. I EXPLAINED THAT IT WASN'T OBVIOUS BUT IF THE MECH DIDN'T SEE IT TO PLEASE ASK THE CREW TO SHOW IT TO THEM. APCHING PUSHBACK TIME; I HADN'T HEARD FROM THAT MECH; ANOTHER ONE WAS ON BOARD WORKING A PA PROB SO WE CALLED MAINT. WHEN I QUERIED HIM ABOUT THE FOD IN THE #2 ENG; HE REPLIED TERSELY THAT IT WAS TAKEN CARE OF. HE ALSO INFORMED ME THE MECH HAD NO RESPONSIBILITY TO THE CREW TO TALK TO US. FAST FORWARD FEB/WED AND I PICKED UP THE SAME ACFT. THE LOG SHOWED THE FOLLOWING: 'FOD FOUND IN #2 ENG: UPON VISUAL INSPECTION OF #2 ENG FOUND NO FOD TO REMOVE. ENG APPEARANCE IS NORMAL.' I STARTED MY #2 ENG THINKING IT WAS FINE. NOW I REALIZE THAT I STARTED IT WITH A FOREIGN OBJECT IN THE SECOND STAGE FAN BLADES. SHOULDN'T THE MECH QUERY THE CREW IF WE REPORT SOMETHING AS SERIOUS AS FOD AND THEY DON'T SEE IT? IF I REPORT A PANEL LOOSE OR MISSING AND THEY CAN'T LOCATE IT; ARE THEY JUST GOING TO SAY 'STUPID PLTS' AND SIGN OFF 'NO PANEL MISSING?' WE SHOULD OPERATE LIKE A TEAM THAT IS SAFETY CONSCIOUS. LET'S NOT HAVE THIS LEAD TO AN ENG FAILURE ON TKOF.

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.