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Technician reported installing emergency evacuation slides in the wrong doors.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1688277 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201909 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-700 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Escape Slide |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Technician |
| Qualification | Maintenance Powerplant Maintenance Airframe |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Maintenance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
I installed [company 1] emergency evacuation slides on aircraft in the service aft and service forward position. I was notified on my drive home by the dayshift supervisor that the inflight crew found the gurt bars were the wrong length and would not attach. Not being familiar with the [company 1] slides; I did not know the gurt bars are a different length and position specific. I assumed they could be installed in every position just as the [company 2] slides/gurt bars can be. I relied on my lead to print MPD25 after I turned in my parts tags and paperwork. I did not realize the [company 1] have an a or and F in the serial number that notates what position they should be installed in; as there is no documentation of this. I should have checked MPD25 myself before installing the slides. I believe my 'norm' of installing [company 2] slides that fit in every position and relying on my lead to print MPD25 contributed to my error. In the future I will check MPD25 before installing all parts and I'm truly sorry for this event causing a delay for our passengers.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Technician reported installing emergency evacuation slides in the wrong doors.
Narrative: I installed [Company 1] emergency evacuation slides on aircraft in the service aft and service forward position. I was notified on my drive home by the dayshift supervisor that the inflight crew found the gurt bars were the wrong length and would not attach. Not being familiar with the [Company 1] slides; I did not know the gurt bars are a different length and position specific. I assumed they could be installed in every position just as the [Company 2] slides/gurt bars can be. I relied on my lead to print MPD25 after I turned in my parts tags and paperwork. I did not realize the [Company 1] have an A or and F in the serial number that notates what position they should be installed in; as there is no documentation of this. I should have checked MPD25 myself before installing the slides. I believe my 'norm' of installing [Company 2] slides that fit in every position and relying on my lead to print MPD25 contributed to my error. In the future I will check MPD25 before installing all parts and I'm truly sorry for this event causing a delay for our passengers.
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.