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A fokker 100 was dispatched in non compliance with an emergency exit battery pwred lighted sign not operating.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 462689 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200002 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Fokker 100 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| Experience | maintenance technician : 19 |
| ASRS Report | 462689 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : testing performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : fault isolation performance deficiency : inspection |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Discovered in flight by crew. Unfamiliar with F100. When I did not see emergency sign after test lights, I ask the captain to check his flight handbook. The captain said he could not find this light in his handbook. I test lights again in the presence of the captain and flight attendant and they too did not see a problem. We all agree lights checked ok. I sign the item off and continue on with the other 2 log entries and daily check. After I went to the F100 maintenance manual 33-52-03 page 600-824-a page 403 found the correct location of the standby emergency lights, after aircraft was dispatched. At the next station the new crew wrote it up and aircraft took a delay. In retrospect, I realized that trying to get the aircraft out on time and finish the other log entries and inspection, I hastily signed the lights off due to a lack of foresight.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A FOKKER 100 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH AN EMER EXIT BATTERY PWRED LIGHTED SIGN NOT OPERATING.
Narrative: DISCOVERED IN FLT BY CREW. UNFAMILIAR WITH F100. WHEN I DID NOT SEE EMER SIGN AFTER TEST LIGHTS, I ASK THE CAPT TO CHK HIS FLT HANDBOOK. THE CAPT SAID HE COULD NOT FIND THIS LIGHT IN HIS HANDBOOK. I TEST LIGHTS AGAIN IN THE PRESENCE OF THE CAPT AND FLT ATTENDANT AND THEY TOO DID NOT SEE A PROB. WE ALL AGREE LIGHTS CHKED OK. I SIGN THE ITEM OFF AND CONTINUE ON WITH THE OTHER 2 LOG ENTRIES AND DAILY CHK. AFTER I WENT TO THE F100 MAINT MANUAL 33-52-03 PAGE 600-824-A PAGE 403 FOUND THE CORRECT LOCATION OF THE STANDBY EMER LIGHTS, AFTER ACFT WAS DISPATCHED. AT THE NEXT STATION THE NEW CREW WROTE IT UP AND ACFT TOOK A DELAY. IN RETROSPECT, I REALIZED THAT TRYING TO GET THE ACFT OUT ON TIME AND FINISH THE OTHER LOG ENTRIES AND INSPECTION, I HASTILY SIGNED THE LIGHTS OFF DUE TO A LACK OF FORESIGHT.
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.