A TECHNICIAN TAKING OVER A JOB ON AN MD80 RPTS FINDING DISCONNECTED PRESSURE LINES AND ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS WITH NO WRITE-UPS OR VERBAL JOB TURNOVER.

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I WAS GIVEN THE ASSIGNMENT TO COMPLETE A DUCT BURNOUT PROC ON AN MD88 THAT HAD BEEN INITIATED BY ANOTHER CREW. THE PREVIOUS CREW DID NOT COMPLETE THE TASK DUE TO EQUIP PROBS. MY LEAD TOOK A TURNOVER AND THEN FORWARDED THE ASSIGNMENT TO ME AND 3 OTHER AMT'S. THE ACFT WAS PARKED ON THE HANGAR RAMP. TOOLING WAS RECEIVED TO COMPLETE THE DUCT BURNOUT PROC. TO COMPLETE THE PROC 2 AMT'S AND I LOOKED OVER THE AUGMENTATION VALVES AND CHKED FOR SENSE LINE SECURITY. WE RECONNECTED WHAT WE COULD FIND THAT HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY DISCONNECTED. WE FOUND THE 3 CANNON PLUGS; AND 1 SENSE LINE ON THE ANTI-ICE VALVE DISCONNECTED; AND WE REINSTALLED THEM. THE ENGS WERE RUN AT IDLE PWR; AND PACK OP APPEARED NORMAL. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SVC. THE TURNOVER WAS SECOND HAND. I FEEL ANY LINES THAT HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY DISCONNECTED SHOULD HAVE BEEN FLAGGED WITH A STREAMER OR RED TAPE TO MAKE FINDING PREVIOUSLY DISCONNECTED LINES OR CANNON PLUGS IDENTIFIABLE; ESPECIALLY IN DIFFICULT TO ACCESS AREAS. THIS PROC WOULD LEAVE NO DOUBT AS TO WHAT WAS DISCONNECTED.