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A mechanic reports he did not verify that a replacement fuel cap installed by one of their pilot's was from a known approved source or vendor. The flight crew previously reported the missing fuel cap upon arrival at ZZZ; but did not enter a discrepancy in the aircraft's logbook.

Attributes
ACN	893628
Time
Date	201006
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	SF 340B
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Fuel Tank Cap
Person 1
Function	Technician
Qualification	Maintenance Airframe Maintenance Powerplant
Experience	Maintenance Technician 27
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

Crew called with a missing fuel cap at his destination. Call from crew was dropped due to poor connection. Crew called back and reported the fueler had found a cap. The pilot did not write up the discrepancy. I told him O.K. And ended the call. I didn't verify that the fuel cover the crew installed on the aircraft was from a known approved source or vendor. I should have told the crew to enter the discrepancy and deferred the fuel cover and had it replaced at the next maintenance station.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A Mechanic reports he did not verify that a replacement fuel cap installed by one of their pilot's was from a known approved source or vendor. The flight crew previously reported the missing fuel cap upon arrival at ZZZ; but did not enter a discrepancy in the aircraft's Logbook.

Narrative: Crew called with a missing fuel cap at his destination. Call from crew was dropped due to poor connection. Crew called back and reported the Fueler had found a cap. The Pilot did not write up the discrepancy. I told him O.K. and ended the call. I didn't verify that the fuel cover the Crew installed on the aircraft was from a known approved source or vendor. I should have told the Crew to enter the discrepancy and deferred the fuel cover and had it replaced at the next maintenance station.

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.