While trying to avoid a delay; a line mechanic reports he overlooked adding the 'bird strike inspect...

Narrative:

Aircraft arrived at the gate notifying maintenance of a bird strike. Upon debriefing the crew; I was told by the captain that a hawk was ingested in the #2 engine on takeoff. I was also told all parameters were normal; except for a slight odor in the cabin. I proceeded to inspect the entire aircraft per the 'bird strike inspection' in the maintenance manual. Finding no damage other than feathers and pieces of the remaining bird in the #2 engine; I cleaned up the remains; then went up to the jetway to call maintenance control. I do not recall if I made the write-up in the book; or the captain had; but in my haste to avoid a delay; I overlooked the maintenance manual reference to the 'bird strike inspection' in my signoff; although I did complete one. Maintenance control had told me to 'maintenance note' the #2 engine and to record on the logbook signoff that there would be a '10 cycle flyback' required per the maintenance note. Due to the fact of time constraints and my focusing on the '10 cycle flyback' statement; I inadvertently overlooked putting down that I had complied with the bird strike inspection.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: While trying to avoid a delay; a Line Mechanic reports he overlooked adding the 'Bird Strike Inspection' he had just accomplished on the #2 engine of a B737-700; because he had focused on the '10-cycle flyback' logbook entry requirements.

Narrative: Aircraft arrived at the gate notifying Maintenance of a bird strike. Upon debriefing the crew; I was told by the Captain that a hawk was ingested in the #2 engine on takeoff. I was also told all parameters were normal; except for a slight odor in the cabin. I proceeded to inspect the entire aircraft per the 'Bird Strike Inspection' in the Maintenance Manual. Finding no damage other than feathers and pieces of the remaining bird in the #2 engine; I cleaned up the remains; then went up to the jetway to call Maintenance Control. I do not recall if I made the write-up in the book; or the Captain had; but in my haste to avoid a delay; I overlooked the Maintenance Manual reference to the 'Bird Strike Inspection' in my signoff; although I did complete one. Maintenance Control had told me to 'Maintenance Note' the #2 engine and to record on the logbook signoff that there would be a '10 Cycle Flyback' required per the Maintenance Note. Due to the fact of time constraints and my focusing on the '10 Cycle Flyback' statement; I inadvertently overlooked putting down that I had complied with the bird strike inspection.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.

Attributes
ACN	823450
Time
Date	200901
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B737-700
Flight Phase	Parked
Component
Aircraft Component	Turbine Engine
Person 1
Function	Technician
Qualification	Maintenance Airframe Maintenance Powerplant
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Maintenance Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural MEL Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

While trying to avoid a delay; a line mechanic reports he overlooked adding the 'bird strike inspection' he had just accomplished on the #2 engine of a B737-700; because he had focused on the '10-cycle flyback' logbook entry requirements.