Narrative:

After completing a #3 service check on an A320 aircraft; by doing the fuselage; tail and wheel well walk- around; signed for completion of #3 service. Performed pre-taxi walk-around prior to aircraft delivery to gate for outbound flight. During walk-around; I did visually inspect #1 engine inlet and exhaust prior to boarding aircraft for delivery taxi to gate as a right seat taxi mechanic.after delivery to gate; [we] de-boarded and while my left seat driver performed the post taxi walk-around at gate; I signed-off the pre-departure and aircraft logbook release. We departed the gate and returned back to company maintenance base. Shortly [thereafter we] received a call from the gate to return to assist in retrieving a tool (flat tip screwdriver) found by the outbound crew copilot during his pre-departure walk-around. The tool was located at the 6:00 o'clock position; right-hand side of the fan exit strut; at the intersection between the fan case and right-hand reverser. As viewed from front of engine; [screw driver was] behind fan blades and the fan exit guide vanes. Mechanics on gate opened right-hand reverser cowl; retrieved tool; inspected area; found minor crack and scratches on rubber seal at 6:00 o'clock position on the fan exit strut. Deferred the item and aircraft released for departure.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A Line Mechanic reports he taxied an A320 to the gate and signed-off a post taxi walk-around accomplished by another Mechanic. He was later informed that an outbound First Officer had found a flat tip screw driver at the 6:00 o'clock position on the #1 engine right-hand fan exit strut; during his walk-around.

Narrative: After completing a #3 Service Check on an A320 aircraft; by doing the fuselage; tail and wheel well walk- around; signed for completion of #3 Service. Performed pre-taxi walk-around prior to aircraft delivery to gate for outbound flight. During walk-around; I did visually inspect #1 engine inlet and exhaust prior to boarding aircraft for delivery taxi to gate as a right seat taxi Mechanic.After delivery to gate; [we] de-boarded and while my left seat driver performed the post taxi walk-around at gate; I signed-off the pre-departure and aircraft Logbook Release. We departed the gate and returned back to company Maintenance Base. Shortly [thereafter we] received a call from the gate to return to assist in retrieving a tool (flat tip screwdriver) found by the outbound crew copilot during his pre-departure walk-around. The tool was located at the 6:00 o'clock position; right-hand side of the fan exit strut; at the intersection between the fan case and right-hand reverser. As viewed from front of engine; [screw driver was] behind fan blades and the fan exit guide vanes. Mechanics on gate opened right-hand reverser cowl; retrieved tool; inspected area; found minor crack and scratches on rubber seal at 6:00 o'clock position on the fan exit strut. Deferred the item and aircraft released for departure.

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.