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B737 maintenance crew reported that the emergency door slides were inadvertently installed on the incorrect door.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1577311 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201809 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-700 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Escape Slide |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Technician |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Technician |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Maintenance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Slide assemblies were removed and placed on jetway floor. At the same time; 5 cleaners showed up to clean the aircraft; and positions may have been disturbed by their traffic. Assemblies were inadvertently re-installed/swapped into wrong positions. Perhaps initiate protocol to prevent cleaners from accessing aircraft while maintenance is being performed (or require them to ask our permission for entry) in cabin/galley areas. Also; perhaps include a sign-off requiring visual confirmation of slide case-to-correct door orientation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737 Maintenance crew reported that the Emergency Door Slides were inadvertently installed on the incorrect door.
Narrative: Slide assemblies were removed and placed on jetway floor. At the same time; 5 cleaners showed up to clean the aircraft; and positions may have been disturbed by their traffic. Assemblies were inadvertently re-installed/swapped into wrong positions. Perhaps initiate protocol to prevent cleaners from accessing aircraft while maintenance is being performed (or require them to ask our permission for entry) in cabin/galley areas. Also; perhaps include a sign-off requiring visual confirmation of slide case-to-correct door orientation.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.