A DC10-10 was dispatched with the incorrect escape slide installed at the #3 right main cabin door.

Attributes
ACN	393120
Time
Date	199605
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-10 10
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	393120
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On may/xx/96, I assisted another mechanic replacing the #3 r- hand maintenance entry door slide. This was an aircraft being brought back into service from the desert. The replacement door slide and applicable paperwork were all prepared for us when we arrived for our shift. We replaced the slide per the maintenance manual. At the time we understood the slide to be the correct part number for the aircraft. The slide we installed was identical to the slide removed. Recently in hawaii the slide was checked and found to be the wrong slide for the aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DC10-10 WAS DISPATCHED WITH THE INCORRECT ESCAPE SLIDE INSTALLED AT THE #3 R MAIN CABIN DOOR.

Narrative: ON MAY/XX/96, I ASSISTED ANOTHER MECH REPLACING THE #3 R- HAND MAINT ENTRY DOOR SLIDE. THIS WAS AN ACFT BEING BROUGHT BACK INTO SVC FROM THE DESERT. THE REPLACEMENT DOOR SLIDE AND APPLICABLE PAPERWORK WERE ALL PREPARED FOR US WHEN WE ARRIVED FOR OUR SHIFT. WE REPLACED THE SLIDE PER THE MAINT MANUAL. AT THE TIME WE UNDERSTOOD THE SLIDE TO BE THE CORRECT PART NUMBER FOR THE ACFT. THE SLIDE WE INSTALLED WAS IDENTICAL TO THE SLIDE REMOVED. RECENTLY IN HAWAII THE SLIDE WAS CHKED AND FOUND TO BE THE WRONG SLIDE FOR THE ACFT.

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.