A maintenance supervisor reports receiving a phone call that two FAA representatives had noticed a d...

Narrative:

I received a phone from mr. X regarding a cessna 402-C aircraft. He stated that FAA representatives mr. Y and mr. Z had performed an FAA check flight and noticed on the preflight that there was a dent in the rudder. He informed [me] that they told him not to worry about [it] and continued on with the check flight. He stated that he wasn't concerned and that the FAA representatives were not concerned and that it was his decision whether or not to pursue evaluating the dent. He stated that he did not put anything in the logbook; I informed him that I would have it evaluated in the morning.a half hour later; mr. X called back and informed me of another item that was brought to his attention by mr. Y and mr. Z; which was the right hand engine inboard cowl exhaust had a bolt contacting it. He said he didn't put anything in the logbook. I informed him I would have that looked at in the a.M (morning) as well.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A Maintenance Supervisor reports receiving a phone call that two FAA Representatives had noticed a dent on the rudder of a CE-402-C aircraft during their preflight; prior to continuing with a Check Flight.

Narrative: I received a phone from Mr. X regarding a Cessna 402-C aircraft. He stated that FAA representatives Mr. Y and Mr. Z had performed an FAA Check Flight and noticed on the preflight that there was a dent in the rudder. He informed [me] that they told him not to worry about [it] and continued on with the Check Flight. He stated that he wasn't concerned and that the FAA representatives were not concerned and that it was his decision whether or not to pursue evaluating the dent. He stated that he did not put anything in the logbook; I informed him that I would have it evaluated in the morning.A half hour later; Mr. X called back and informed me of another item that was brought to his attention by Mr. Y and Mr. Z; which was the right hand engine inboard cowl exhaust had a bolt contacting it. He said he didn't put anything in the logbook. I informed him I would have that looked at in the A.M (morning) as well.

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	921881
Time
Date	201012
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Cessna 402/402C/B379 Businessliner/Utiliner
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	Parked
Component
Aircraft Component	Rudder
Person 1
Function	Other / Unknown
Qualification	Maintenance Airframe Maintenance Powerplant
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

A maintenance supervisor reports receiving a phone call that two FAA representatives had noticed a dent on the rudder of a ce-402-C aircraft during their preflight; prior to continuing with a check flight.