Repair of "nicked" Romex sheathing

[blueman]

I noticed that there is a small nick in the plastic sheathing of a run of Romex cable in my basement (it was installed & reportedly inspected by a licensed electrician about 4 years ago).

The bare copper ground is clearly visible through the nick but the other conductors *appear* to be intact.

Does the NEC allow repair of such a nick or do I need to call the electrician back in to replace the entire run?

If repair is allowed, what needs to be done to make a safe & legal repair?

Thanks!

[bigjimpack]

[RBM]

A wrap of black tape will fix it just fine

[Phisherman]

I too noticed a wire nick. I replaced the wire, cheap insurance from an electrical fire.