AN EMB-135 WING TO FUSELAGE BODY PANEL FASTENER CHECK JOB CARD WAS INTERPRETED TO BE A VISUAL INSPECTION. FAA REP ON SITE SAYS TORQUE CHECK.

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THE TRAINING I WAS GIVEN FOR STEP 12A LED ME TO BELIEVE THAT IT WAS A VISUAL INSPECTION. IT IS OF THE OPINION OF FAA INSPECTOR MR X THE STEP IS A TORQUE CHK OF EACH SCREW. WHEN PERFORMING MAINT CHK ON ACFT X I WAS PERFORMING ITEM X ON PAGE X AND MISINTERPED THE TASK TO BE PERFORMED. THE TASK STATES TO CHK FOR LOOSE OR MISSING SCREWS ON WING TO FUSELAGE PANEL. I INTERPED THE INSPECTION TO BE A VISUAL INSPECTION OF SCREWS AND FAA INSPECTOR MR X IS OF THE OPINION THAT IT IS A TORQUE CHK OF EACH SCREW. THE ACFT HAD NOT BEEN RELEASED FOR FLT. ZZZ OVERNIGHT MAINT ON ACFT X APR/XA/07. MYSELF AND FAA INSPECTOR MR X WERE INVOLVED. FAA INSPECTOR MR X REQUESTED THAT ANOTHER MECH PERFORM A CHK AND MORE LOOSE SCREWS WERE FOUND. HAD A MEETING WITH THE FAA. INFORMED ME THAT I WOULD RECEIVE AN LOI. I THINK THAT IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO ADD TEXT IN STEP X THAT WOULD LEAVE NO QUESTIONS. IT WOULD HELP TO ADD THAT THERE MUST BE A PHYSICAL APPLICATION OF A SCREWDRIVER TO THESE SCREWS. THE WAY IT IS STATED NOW IS MISLEAD AND THERE IS A GREY AREA.