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An airbus 300 had a modified escape slide installed but the slide cover was not modified due when procedures were written the cover modification was not required.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 409922 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199807 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| 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 | A300 |
| 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 | 409922 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
At XA15 this morning (aug/xy/98) I was shown a copy of an engineering change order that I signed on sep/xx/90. It (engineering order yzy) modified door 3 slide per a manufacturers service bulletin (001-25-8) and incorporated alert service bulletin. Engineer xyzb showed me where the door cover (decorative cover) was to be modified, but it wasn't covered in my engineering change order. The cover stays with the aircraft, and the engineering change order just removed unmodified slide, sent it to the manufacturer, and installed new modified slide. An FAA airworthiness directive was not yet received when I wrote this engineering change order. The airworthiness directive was issued when I was in a new engineering position.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN AIRBUS 300 HAD A MODIFIED ESCAPE SLIDE INSTALLED BUT THE SLIDE COVER WAS NOT MODIFIED DUE WHEN PROCS WERE WRITTEN THE COVER MODIFICATION WAS NOT REQUIRED.
Narrative: AT XA15 THIS MORNING (AUG/XY/98) I WAS SHOWN A COPY OF AN ENGINEERING CHANGE ORDER THAT I SIGNED ON SEP/XX/90. IT (ENGINEERING ORDER YZY) MODIFIED DOOR 3 SLIDE PER A MANUFACTURERS SVC BULLETIN (001-25-8) AND INCORPORATED ALERT SVC BULLETIN. ENGINEER XYZB SHOWED ME WHERE THE DOOR COVER (DECORATIVE COVER) WAS TO BE MODIFIED, BUT IT WASN'T COVERED IN MY ENGINEERING CHANGE ORDER. THE COVER STAYS WITH THE ACFT, AND THE ENGINEERING CHANGE ORDER JUST REMOVED UNMODIFIED SLIDE, SENT IT TO THE MANUFACTURER, AND INSTALLED NEW MODIFIED SLIDE. AN FAA AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE WAS NOT YET RECEIVED WHEN I WROTE THIS ENGINEERING CHANGE ORDER. THE AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE WAS ISSUED WHEN I WAS IN A NEW ENGINEERING POS.
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.