AN ACR SAFETY INSPECTOR FOUND LOOSE FASTENERS ON AN AIR CYCLE MACHINE ACCESS DOOR AND NOTIFIED THE A319 CREW. 1 OF 3 FASTENERS WAS SECURED AND THE FLT DEPARTED WITH THE INSPECTOR ABOARD.

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AIR SAFETY INSPECTOR CHKED IN TO FLY WITH US AROUND XA00 FOR AN XA20 DEP. HIS FLT ON ACR 1 WAS CANCELED FOR MECHANICAL REASONS AND HE WAS TRYING TO GET TO ZZZ WHERE HE WORKS. ABOUT 5 MINS AFTER HE SHOWED US HIS CREDENTIALS; HE NOTIFIED ME OF LOOSE FASTENERS ON THE LEADING EDGE OF THE AIR CYCLE MACHINE ACCESS PANELS NEAR THE WING ROOTS. HE ASKED IF WE HAD MAINT IN SNA AND I SAID NO. THEN I ASKED HIM TO SHOW ME THE FASTENERS -- WHICH HE DID. I WAS ABLE TO SECURE 1 FASTENER (ON THE FORWARD R CORNER -- HE SAID IF IT WAS NOT SECURED; IT WAS A NO-GO ITEM); 1 FASTENER WAS MISSING (SLIGHTLY L OF CTR; LEADING EDGE) AND 1 FASTENER WAS LOOSE (ABOUT 6 INCHES L OF THE MISSING FASTENER) AND RESISTED MY BEST EFFORTS MADE WITH MY CAR KEY. WE CONFERRED AND HE AGREED WITH ME THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS STILL AIRWORTHY. WE FLEW UNEVENTFULLY TO DEN. ENRTE; I ENTERED AN OPS ENG NOTE VIA ACARS TO ALERT MECHS OF THE NEED TO SECURE THE FASTENERS. SHOULD I HAVE RPTED THE LOOSE FASTENERS PRIOR TO DEP? WOULD THE RPTED LOOSE FASTENERS REQUIRE A MAINT INSPECTION; OR IS IT LIKELY THAT THE FASTENERS WOULD PROVE TO BE DEFERRABLE? I MADE A JUDGEMENT CALL IN CONSULTATION WITH THE ASI -- WHAT ELSE SHOULD I HAVE DONE?