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Air carrier captain reported departing with an inoperative safety item that should have been inspected by maintenance prior to departure.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1753255 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202007 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi Parked |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Door Warning System |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
We waited over 35 minutes for an aircraft swap due to a broken lavatory. Once we got a new aircraft; the cabin was very hot. We took several minutes to let the aircraft cool with the APU. My first flight with the first officer. I had been off for two weeks (due to covid); so I took some time to get all set up and start with solid crew briefings for fas and first officer. During pushback; flight attendant called to say the banner on the aft door snap was broken. She told me that it was no big deal right now and I assumed I could look at it upon arrival into ZZZ1. The aircraft was terminating in ZZZ1. During the flight after thinking more about it; the item should have been resolved in ZZZ. I believe the long delay for maintenance (swapping aircraft) led to the push to get the aircraft to ZZZ1. Upon arrival; after looking at the aft door; we noticed that the lower snap had been installed on the wrong side. I called maintenance control and we coordinated contract maintenance with ZZZ1 ground operations.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air carrier Captain reported departing with an inoperative safety item that should have been inspected by maintenance prior to departure.
Narrative: We waited over 35 minutes for an aircraft swap due to a broken lavatory. Once we got a new aircraft; the cabin was very hot. We took several minutes to let the aircraft cool with the APU. My first flight with the FO. I had been off for two weeks (due to COVID); so I took some time to get all set up and start with solid Crew Briefings for FAs and FO. During pushback; FA called to say the banner on the aft door snap was broken. She told me that it was no big deal right now and I assumed I could look at it upon arrival into ZZZ1. The aircraft was terminating in ZZZ1. During the flight after thinking more about it; the item should have been resolved in ZZZ. I believe the long delay for Maintenance (swapping aircraft) led to the push to get the aircraft to ZZZ1. Upon arrival; after looking at the aft door; we noticed that the lower snap had been installed on the wrong side. I called Maintenance Control and we coordinated Contract Maintenance with ZZZ1 Ground operations.
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.