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A B757-200 in-flight experienced the left overwing escape slide compartment door open and the slide deploy. This incident occurred first flight after slide replacement.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 382941 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199710 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : msp |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 382941 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 383018 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Upon arrival of aircraft at ZZZ, the l-hand overwing slide was found missing. There was also damage to the l-hand side of the aircraft as well as a crack to the flap. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the slide was installed using the correct maintenance manual procedures and task documents and the latches appeared normal after door closure. The reporter advised after the compartment door was closed a check was made of the door warning system through the EICAS system and all emergency compartment doors indicated closed and locked.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757-200 INFLT EXPERIENCED THE L OVERWING ESCAPE SLIDE COMPARTMENT DOOR OPEN AND THE SLIDE DEPLOY. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED FIRST FLT AFTER SLIDE REPLACEMENT.
Narrative: UPON ARR OF ACFT AT ZZZ, THE L-HAND OVERWING SLIDE WAS FOUND MISSING. THERE WAS ALSO DAMAGE TO THE L-HAND SIDE OF THE ACFT AS WELL AS A CRACK TO THE FLAP. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE SLIDE WAS INSTALLED USING THE CORRECT MAINT MANUAL PROCS AND TASK DOCUMENTS AND THE LATCHES APPEARED NORMAL AFTER DOOR CLOSURE. THE RPTR ADVISED AFTER THE COMPARTMENT DOOR WAS CLOSED A CHK WAS MADE OF THE DOOR WARNING SYS THROUGH THE EICAS SYS AND ALL EMER COMPARTMENT DOORS INDICATED CLOSED AND LOCKED.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.