Originally Posted by
FERetd
Spannersatcx, surely this rather depends on why the cowlings were opened in the first place. If it was for a maintenance task, I agree with what you say.
As a F/E I could enter a defect into the Aircraft Technical Log for anything about which I was unhappy e.g. No.1 engine cowlings open. It is then up to you, the licenced engineer to clear the defect.
You could do the same.
Many (minor) defects are cleared without reference to the AMM.
Yes it is horses for courses, however if you wrote in the log no1 eng cowl not secured/open, then it would be cleared by closed and secured. Simple, the responsibilty is now mine.
In days gone by manual references may not of been used, but under todays regulations you HAVE to do everything iaw....it takes 10 mins to do a job and 30 to find the manual reference.
I only speak from my present environment, where it's me and 1 or 2 non certifying guys, so I sign and check everything, be it in the wind/rain/snow at 3am or on a bright sunny day on the ramp!
A lot will also depend on the culture within the establishment where you are.
Anyway I guess we are going off track slighly, so I'll leave it at that.
