A320
Situational Awareness
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural FAR; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
General Maintenance Action
Human Factors; Manuals
This is the fourth time in six weeks (an unacceptably high rate) that I have found speed tape covering a bad belly fastener on an Airbus [320]. Someone in Maintenance found a bad fastener; could not fix it for some reason; and then did not document. More disturbingly; in three of the four cases the fastener could NOT have been deferred per the AMM [Aircraft Maintenance Manual]. The fasteners were at the corner or [adjacent to the] corner position of large belly panels.
An A320 First Officer reports finding several incidents of undocumented maintenance regarding speed tape covering a bad fastener.