Narrative:

After completing maintenance on an A319 aircraft and deferring the two referenced inspections on the left and right main landing gear support ribs; I received a phone call from maintenance control stating that these inspections must be complied with. I explained that the inspections were deferred due to an inspector being needed and we do not have inspector in ZZZ. They informed me that this task was out of time and it must be complied with. I was also told that; even though the job card has a specific block for an inspector; I was able to sign the card because only a 'second set of eyes' was required for this visual inspection. Upon paperwork review; we found out that I was not able to sign-off the inspection block on the cards; the aircraft is currently flying with an inspection that is out of time. This situation was caused due to misinformation being delivered to me by the maintenance control and lead mechanic in an effort to avoid a lengthy delay. Maintenance control must be more vigilant when giving direct orders in an effort to assure 100 % compliance.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A Mechanic and a Lead Technician are directed by Maintenance Control to perform a 'Visual Inspection' of the left and right Main Landing Gear # 5 and #6 support ribs on an A319 aircraft. Both Mechanics question Maintenance Control about not being RII Inspection qualified.

Narrative: After completing Maintenance on an A319 aircraft and deferring the two referenced Inspections on the left and right Main Landing Gear support ribs; I received a phone call from Maintenance Control stating that these Inspections must be complied with. I explained that the Inspections were deferred due to an Inspector being needed and we do not have Inspector in ZZZ. They informed me that this Task was out of time and it must be complied with. I was also told that; even though the Job Card has a specific block for an Inspector; I was able to sign the Card because only a 'Second Set of Eyes' was required for this Visual Inspection. Upon paperwork review; we found out that I was not able to sign-off the Inspection block on the Cards; the aircraft is currently flying with an Inspection that is out of time. This situation was caused due to misinformation being delivered to me by the Maintenance Control and Lead Mechanic in an effort to avoid a lengthy delay. Maintenance Control must be more vigilant when giving Direct Orders in an effort to assure 100 % compliance.

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.