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Aircraft maintenance technicians were observed working without proper safety precautions.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1656141 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201906 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Quality Assurance / Audit |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural Maintenance |
Narrative:
Through several losa (line operations safety audit) observations; technicians are becoming complacent about fall prevention. In one example; technicians were performing an APU (auxiliary power unit) change. The side rails to prevent a fall were removed from the cargo king being used. In another example; technicians were changing a door slide on an airbus. A cargo king was used and positioned adjacent to the door requiring the slide change. The platform was raised to allow the technicians to perform the removal/installation. The platform entry safety chains were not put into place to prevent a fall. These occurrences occurred on midnight shifts were technicians could potentially be more susceptible to falling.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Aircraft Maintenance Technicians were observed working without proper safety precautions.
Narrative: Through several LOSA (Line Operations Safety Audit) observations; technicians are becoming complacent about fall prevention. In one example; technicians were performing an APU (Auxiliary Power Unit) change. The side rails to prevent a fall were removed from the cargo king being used. In another example; technicians were changing a door slide on an Airbus. A cargo king was used and positioned adjacent to the door requiring the slide change. The platform was raised to allow the technicians to perform the removal/installation. The platform entry safety chains were not put into place to prevent a fall. These occurrences occurred on midnight shifts were technicians could potentially be more susceptible to falling.
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.