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An MD80 was checked by an FAA safety inspector and found several seat mounted floor escape lights inoperative.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 475450 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200006 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| 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 | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance ground : parked ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| ASRS Report | 475450 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical cabin event other maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : person 2 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : lighting performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : testing |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
After performing a pre-service check I was called to the aircraft at XA00 and informed by an FAA inspector that some of the seat mounted lights were not working. I had checked the lights early in the night but may have missed a couple of them.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 WAS CHKED BY AN FAA SAFETY INSPECTOR AND FOUND SEVERAL SEAT MOUNTED FLOOR ESCAPE LIGHTS INOP.
Narrative: AFTER PERFORMING A PRE-SVC CHK I WAS CALLED TO THE ACFT AT XA00 AND INFORMED BY AN FAA INSPECTOR THAT SOME OF THE SEAT MOUNTED LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. I HAD CHKED THE LIGHTS EARLY IN THE NIGHT BUT MAY HAVE MISSED A COUPLE OF THEM.
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.