Narrative:

During the meeting; supervisor XXX claimed that I was the trainer and that the other mechanic's stamp was not legible and he wanted me to stamp his work on his behalf. I pointed out that it is not fair for him to claim that I was the trainer when in fact 1) he was not there; 2) I am not a trainer; and 3) I was never under the impression that I was the trainer. Xxxxx commented that this could be an easy solution under his work area; the lead or supervisor can do the stamping to which XXX refused. Because I insisted I don't feel comfortable stamping someone else's work. Then he suggested that he can put in writing on the left column 'work performed by another mechanic.' I told him that I would prefer that he put down also that I was advised by him to stamp; but he said 'no.' he proceeded to write down work performed by another mechanic.' he then stamped it; and I stamped it and also told me to stamp on the right column as well. I asked XXX for a copy; he refused. I was intimidated and coerced to sign. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated an internal investigation and audit by their quality assurance group later determined the maintenance supervisor's behavior requiring him to sign for other mechanic's work was unethical and unlawful.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A MECHANIC REPORTS HE WAS COERCED AND INTIMIDATED BY A MAINT SUPERVISOR TO SIGN FOR MAINT WORK ON A PW-2000 ENGINE PERFORMED BY ANOTHER MECHANIC WHOSE SIGNOFF STAMP WAS NOT LEGIBLE.

Narrative: DURING THE MEETING; SUPVR XXX CLAIMED THAT I WAS THE TRAINER AND THAT THE OTHER MECH'S STAMP WAS NOT LEGIBLE AND HE WANTED ME TO STAMP HIS WORK ON HIS BEHALF. I POINTED OUT THAT IT IS NOT FAIR FOR HIM TO CLAIM THAT I WAS THE TRAINER WHEN IN FACT 1) HE WAS NOT THERE; 2) I AM NOT A TRAINER; AND 3) I WAS NEVER UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT I WAS THE TRAINER. XXXXX COMMENTED THAT THIS COULD BE AN EASY SOLUTION UNDER HIS WORK AREA; THE LEAD OR SUPVR CAN DO THE STAMPING TO WHICH XXX REFUSED. BECAUSE I INSISTED I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE STAMPING SOMEONE ELSE'S WORK. THEN HE SUGGESTED THAT HE CAN PUT IN WRITING ON THE L COLUMN 'WORK PERFORMED BY ANOTHER MECH.' I TOLD HIM THAT I WOULD PREFER THAT HE PUT DOWN ALSO THAT I WAS ADVISED BY HIM TO STAMP; BUT HE SAID 'NO.' HE PROCEEDED TO WRITE DOWN WORK PERFORMED BY ANOTHER MECH.' HE THEN STAMPED IT; AND I STAMPED IT AND ALSO TOLD ME TO STAMP ON THE R COLUMN AS WELL. I ASKED XXX FOR A COPY; HE REFUSED. I WAS INTIMIDATED AND COERCED TO SIGN. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: REPORTER STATED AN INTERNAL INVESTIGATION AND AUDIT BY THEIR QUALITY ASSURANCE GROUP LATER DETERMINED THE MAINT SUPERVISOR'S BEHAVIOR REQUIRING HIM TO SIGN FOR OTHER MECHANIC'S WORK WAS UNETHICAL AND UNLAWFUL.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.