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An MD80 inspected by an FAA safety inspector reports inadequate brightness of the aisle emergency lighting.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 498350 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200101 |
| Day | Thu |
| 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-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| ASRS Report | 498350 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | observation : air carrier inspector |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : 2 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : manuals contributing factor : work cards performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : testing performance deficiency : repair |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Chart Or Publication |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
The FAA has informed me that while inspecting aircraft xyz, they had found inadequate brightness of the aisle lighting system. I had previously checked the aisle lighting system and, in accordance with card XXX, found it to be svcable. The card states 'verify...approximately equal intensity.' I checked for dim lights in the following manner: turn off the cabin overhead lights, turn on emergency and standby lights, walk and inspect my way toward the tail cone lights, then reverse course, turning off the lights as I reach the flight deck. This enables inspection of the lights, 2 times, from 2 different directions. I've done this the same way with every card XXX issued to me. I did not see any dim lights on aircraft xyz. I have good work habits and went beyond what this card asks in the assessment of light intensity.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 INSPECTED BY AN FAA SAFETY INSPECTOR RPTS INADEQUATE BRIGHTNESS OF THE AISLE EMER LIGHTING.
Narrative: THE FAA HAS INFORMED ME THAT WHILE INSPECTING ACFT XYZ, THEY HAD FOUND INADEQUATE BRIGHTNESS OF THE AISLE LIGHTING SYS. I HAD PREVIOUSLY CHKED THE AISLE LIGHTING SYS AND, IN ACCORDANCE WITH CARD XXX, FOUND IT TO BE SVCABLE. THE CARD STATES 'VERIFY...APPROX EQUAL INTENSITY.' I CHKED FOR DIM LIGHTS IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER: TURN OFF THE CABIN OVERHEAD LIGHTS, TURN ON EMER AND STANDBY LIGHTS, WALK AND INSPECT MY WAY TOWARD THE TAIL CONE LIGHTS, THEN REVERSE COURSE, TURNING OFF THE LIGHTS AS I REACH THE FLT DECK. THIS ENABLES INSPECTION OF THE LIGHTS, 2 TIMES, FROM 2 DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS. I'VE DONE THIS THE SAME WAY WITH EVERY CARD XXX ISSUED TO ME. I DID NOT SEE ANY DIM LIGHTS ON ACFT XYZ. I HAVE GOOD WORK HABITS AND WENT BEYOND WHAT THIS CARD ASKS IN THE ASSESSMENT OF LIGHT INTENSITY.
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.