B767-300 and 300 ER
Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Other / Unknown
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
General Maintenance Action
Procedure; Company Policy
[The Company employs] a disproportionate amount of contact Maintenance personnel. The contract maintenance personal work very hard and under much stress being dictated to performing multiple maintenance tasks at the behest of a very small cadre of [Company] Maintenance personal. It also appears that this small cadre of [Company] Maintenance employees work in a supervisory role. As a contracted maintenance employee; it has come to my attention; that they are not afforded direct access to the company safety reporting system in either [of the two available] systems. The only way a contracted mechanic can report a safety concern of the [Company] operations is to go to a [Company] employed Mechanic (Supervisor) and ask for access into the reporting system; presumably under that supervisors name access. If my understanding is correct; this approach could severely undermine the integrity of the overall safety reporting system and would create a gaping hole embedded within the [Company's] Safety System. If the [Review Board] can verify that contracted maintenance personnel who work for and on the aircraft that service the certificates under [Company] have unimpeded access to the safety reporting system all would be better served and a better safety culture can coexist. Please if the [Review Board] can address the potential safety issues that potentially exists the safety system would be the better for the effort.
B767-300 Captain reported that company Contract Maintenance are not afforded direct access to the company reporting system.