Narrative:

Directive was performed on aircraft X in XXX on jan/wed/06; and that a subsequent inspection of the aircraft revealed that the clear coat applied over the static port marking stencil in accordance with the above authority/authorized was incorrectly applied and extends into the 3 inch diameter. Rvsm critical area. During the call; FAA inspector stated he is proposing a 'letter of warning' to be issued to the technician who did the painting; the inspector who bought the job off; and myself. I worked with the painter on steps #1 and #2 of the authority/authorized as he had questions about it; being the first plane in ZZZ that we performed the authority/authorized on. FAA inspector stated that steps #1 and #2; the markings at sta 535 l-hand and r-hand were checked 'yes' by me in the block asking if the perimeter markings at the sta is within dimensions; which upon receiving a copy of the directive they are which is actually correct. Steps #1 and #2 are the initial inspections of the markings per the directive before the area(south) are repainted; and FAA inspector is squawking the paint job that was performed on subsequent steps #3-#13; which I had nothing to do with and did not stamp off any of the steps; which should; and hopefully will absolve me from any disciplinary action in regards to this matter. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the FAA safety inspector was going to issue a letter of investigation to everyone that worked and signed off the engineering authority/authorized job card on the static port. The reporter only signed off on steps #1 and #2 which locates and marks the circle around the static port. The problem the safety inspector had was some clear coating extending into the reduced vertical separation minimums critical area. The reporter had nothing to do with the painting and applying the clear coat.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757-200 STATIC PORT WAS FOUND BY AN FAA SAFETY INSPECTOR TO HAVE CLEAR COATING EXTENDING INTO RVSM CRITICAL AREA. A LETTER OF INVESTIGATION WAS GIVEN TO ALL PERSONS SIGNING OFF ON THE JOB CARD.

Narrative: DIRECTIVE WAS PERFORMED ON ACFT X IN XXX ON JAN/WED/06; AND THAT A SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION OF THE ACFT REVEALED THAT THE CLR COAT APPLIED OVER THE STATIC PORT MARKING STENCIL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ABOVE AUTH WAS INCORRECTLY APPLIED AND EXTENDS INTO THE 3 INCH DIAMETER. RVSM CRITICAL AREA. DURING THE CALL; FAA INSPECTOR STATED HE IS PROPOSING A 'LETTER OF WARNING' TO BE ISSUED TO THE TECHNICIAN WHO DID THE PAINTING; THE INSPECTOR WHO BOUGHT THE JOB OFF; AND MYSELF. I WORKED WITH THE PAINTER ON STEPS #1 AND #2 OF THE AUTH AS HE HAD QUESTIONS ABOUT IT; BEING THE FIRST PLANE IN ZZZ THAT WE PERFORMED THE AUTH ON. FAA INSPECTOR STATED THAT STEPS #1 AND #2; THE MARKINGS AT STA 535 L-HAND AND R-HAND WERE CHKED 'YES' BY ME IN THE BLOCK ASKING IF THE PERIMETER MARKINGS AT THE STA IS WITHIN DIMENSIONS; WHICH UPON RECEIVING A COPY OF THE DIRECTIVE THEY ARE WHICH IS ACTUALLY CORRECT. STEPS #1 AND #2 ARE THE INITIAL INSPECTIONS OF THE MARKINGS PER THE DIRECTIVE BEFORE THE AREA(S) ARE REPAINTED; AND FAA INSPECTOR IS SQUAWKING THE PAINT JOB THAT WAS PERFORMED ON SUBSEQUENT STEPS #3-#13; WHICH I HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH AND DID NOT STAMP OFF ANY OF THE STEPS; WHICH SHOULD; AND HOPEFULLY WILL ABSOLVE ME FROM ANY DISCIPLINARY ACTION IN REGARDS TO THIS MATTER. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE FAA SAFETY INSPECTOR WAS GOING TO ISSUE A LETTER OF INVESTIGATION TO EVERYONE THAT WORKED AND SIGNED OFF THE ENGINEERING AUTH JOB CARD ON THE STATIC PORT. THE RPTR ONLY SIGNED OFF ON STEPS #1 AND #2 WHICH LOCATES AND MARKS THE CIRCLE AROUND THE STATIC PORT. THE PROB THE SAFETY INSPECTOR HAD WAS SOME CLR COATING EXTENDING INTO THE REDUCED VERT SEPARATION MINIMUMS CRITICAL AREA. THE RPTR HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE PAINTING AND APPLYING THE CLEAR COAT.

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.