Narrative:

On jul/mon/06; I was notified by telephone from air carrier maintenance control that aircraft arriving from ZZZ on flight X had possibly experienced a bird strike and to check with the flight crew on arrival. On arrival at ZZZ1 I met the aircraft and I and a second mechanic did a complete walkaround inspection of the aircraft; landing gear; engines; etc. The only evidence found was a small blood spot on the left forward fuselage beneath the captain's side window. After cleaning the residue; inspecting; found no damage to the aircraft skin or surrounding area. The flight crew also checked the airplane and was quite satisfied that the single spot was minor and there was no further damage to the aircraft to be concerned with. The flight crew mentioned there was nothing written up in the logbook. I think we both felt in compliance as no damage had occurred to the aircraft. I did not think of making a logbook entry as I felt the issue was minor and I had other gate calls and work in progress. This lack of documentation could be avoided by avoiding the 'norms' of mechanics sometimes not documenting minor nature pilot discrepancy items; in the flight log of 'live' line aircraft even if the pilots do not. As there is a procedure for this and a specific work card; we as line mechanics are often requested to 'check' or 'give opinion' on certain items; and often these requests are not documented as flight log items; if no 'maintenance' is performed or deferred.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757-200 PER CREW VERBAL RPT OF A BIRD STRIKE AN INSPECTION IS MADE AND COMPLETED WITH NO DAMAGE FOUND. NO LOGBOOK ENTRY WAS MADE BY CREW OR INSPECTING TECHNICIANS.

Narrative: ON JUL/MON/06; I WAS NOTIFIED BY TELEPHONE FROM ACR MAINT CTL THAT ACFT ARRIVING FROM ZZZ ON FLT X HAD POSSIBLY EXPERIENCED A BIRD STRIKE AND TO CHK WITH THE FLT CREW ON ARR. ON ARR AT ZZZ1 I MET THE ACFT AND I AND A SECOND MECH DID A COMPLETE WALKAROUND INSPECTION OF THE ACFT; LNDG GEAR; ENGS; ETC. THE ONLY EVIDENCE FOUND WAS A SMALL BLOOD SPOT ON THE L FORWARD FUSELAGE BENEATH THE CAPT'S SIDE WINDOW. AFTER CLEANING THE RESIDUE; INSPECTING; FOUND NO DAMAGE TO THE ACFT SKIN OR SURROUNDING AREA. THE FLT CREW ALSO CHKED THE AIRPLANE AND WAS QUITE SATISFIED THAT THE SINGLE SPOT WAS MINOR AND THERE WAS NO FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE ACFT TO BE CONCERNED WITH. THE FLT CREW MENTIONED THERE WAS NOTHING WRITTEN UP IN THE LOGBOOK. I THINK WE BOTH FELT IN COMPLIANCE AS NO DAMAGE HAD OCCURRED TO THE ACFT. I DID NOT THINK OF MAKING A LOGBOOK ENTRY AS I FELT THE ISSUE WAS MINOR AND I HAD OTHER GATE CALLS AND WORK IN PROGRESS. THIS LACK OF DOCUMENTATION COULD BE AVOIDED BY AVOIDING THE 'NORMS' OF MECHS SOMETIMES NOT DOCUMENTING MINOR NATURE PLT DISCREPANCY ITEMS; IN THE FLT LOG OF 'LIVE' LINE ACFT EVEN IF THE PLTS DO NOT. AS THERE IS A PROC FOR THIS AND A SPECIFIC WORK CARD; WE AS LINE MECHS ARE OFTEN REQUESTED TO 'CHK' OR 'GIVE OPINION' ON CERTAIN ITEMS; AND OFTEN THESE REQUESTS ARE NOT DOCUMENTED AS FLT LOG ITEMS; IF NO 'MAINT' IS PERFORMED OR DEFERRED.

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.