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A shop report on a DC10-10 unserviceable passenger seat back alleges unit was received with the oxygen canister installed. The report is denied by installing mechanic.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 410660 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199807 |
| Day | Fri |
| 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 : ord |
| 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 | 410660 |
| 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 |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
I was working on a deferred item to change a broken seat back in main cabin. I installed the new seat back. I noticed the removed seat and the new one didn't have any masks or oxygen cylinder generators. I told my lead about this. I signed off the installation and returned the damaged seat back to stores (ZZZ) to be rerouted to xyz cabin shop. Weeks later I am informed that xyz claims there was an oxygen generator in the seat back. I believed there is a mistake to say that I turned in that particular seat back. I have informed my manager and team leader and made statements to the fact that I routed a return seat back with no generators in it. I believe that the return tag may have been mistakenly picked up and matched to the wrong seat back while in xyz cabin shop.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A SHOP RPT ON A DC10-10 UNSERVICEABLE PAX SEAT BACK ALLEGES UNIT WAS RECEIVED WITH THE OXYGEN CANISTER INSTALLED. THE RPT IS DENIED BY INSTALLING MECH.
Narrative: I WAS WORKING ON A DEFERRED ITEM TO CHANGE A BROKEN SEAT BACK IN MAIN CABIN. I INSTALLED THE NEW SEAT BACK. I NOTICED THE REMOVED SEAT AND THE NEW ONE DIDN'T HAVE ANY MASKS OR OXYGEN CYLINDER GENERATORS. I TOLD MY LEAD ABOUT THIS. I SIGNED OFF THE INSTALLATION AND RETURNED THE DAMAGED SEAT BACK TO STORES (ZZZ) TO BE REROUTED TO XYZ CABIN SHOP. WKS LATER I AM INFORMED THAT XYZ CLAIMS THERE WAS AN OXYGEN GENERATOR IN THE SEAT BACK. I BELIEVED THERE IS A MISTAKE TO SAY THAT I TURNED IN THAT PARTICULAR SEAT BACK. I HAVE INFORMED MY MGR AND TEAM LEADER AND MADE STATEMENTS TO THE FACT THAT I ROUTED A RETURN SEAT BACK WITH NO GENERATORS IN IT. I BELIEVE THAT THE RETURN TAG MAY HAVE BEEN MISTAKENLY PICKED UP AND MATCHED TO THE WRONG SEAT BACK WHILE IN XYZ CABIN SHOP.
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.