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A B767 left wing emergency escape slide was installed incorrectly with packing tape and plastic caps used for shipping left on the slide.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 506562 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200102 |
| Day | Wed |
| 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 | B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : inspector |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| ASRS Report | 506562 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : work cards contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : inspection |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance Chart Or Publication |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
On mar/xa/01 at XA00 hours, I was informed by my supervisor about an incorrect left overwing escape slide installation on aircraft xyz. I had done the inspection of the installation and did not see that the packing tape and plastic caps used for shipping were inadvertently left in place.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B767 L WING EMER ESCAPE SLIDE WAS INSTALLED INCORRECTLY WITH PACKING TAPE AND PLASTIC CAPS USED FOR SHIPPING LEFT ON THE SLIDE.
Narrative: ON MAR/XA/01 AT XA00 HRS, I WAS INFORMED BY MY SUPVR ABOUT AN INCORRECT L OVERWING ESCAPE SLIDE INSTALLATION ON ACFT XYZ. I HAD DONE THE INSPECTION OF THE INSTALLATION AND DID NOT SEE THAT THE PACKING TAPE AND PLASTIC CAPS USED FOR SHIPPING WERE INADVERTENTLY LEFT IN PLACE.
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.