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An MD88 was dispatched in non-compliance with the aft evacuate/evacuation slide installed incorrectly.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 487670 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200010 |
| 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 | MD-88 |
| 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 : powerplant technician : airframe |
| Experience | maintenance technician : 2 |
| ASRS Report | 487670 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : person 3 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : manuals performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : testing |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Chart Or Publication Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
During a routine layover check, improper rigging of the aft evacuate/evacuation slide was overlooked. The manual deployment handle (strap) was not inserted through the manual deployment lanyard release ring. Lack of specific detail in layover paperwork and unfamiliarity of proper tailcone evacuate/evacuation slide rigging by submitter caused this oversight. The situation was discovered during a routine FAA inspection and rectified at that time.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD88 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON-COMPLIANCE WITH THE AFT EVAC SLIDE INSTALLED INCORRECTLY.
Narrative: DURING A ROUTINE LAYOVER CHK, IMPROPER RIGGING OF THE AFT EVAC SLIDE WAS OVERLOOKED. THE MANUAL DEPLOYMENT HANDLE (STRAP) WAS NOT INSERTED THROUGH THE MANUAL DEPLOYMENT LANYARD RELEASE RING. LACK OF SPECIFIC DETAIL IN LAYOVER PAPERWORK AND UNFAMILIARITY OF PROPER TAILCONE EVAC SLIDE RIGGING BY SUBMITTER CAUSED THIS OVERSIGHT. THE SIT WAS DISCOVERED DURING A ROUTINE FAA INSPECTION AND RECTIFIED AT THAT TIME.
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.