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An MD80 emergency floor lighting intensity check was allegedly improperly accomplished and signed off.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 506679 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200103 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| 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 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| ASRS Report | 506679 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | observation : air carrier inspector |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : faa person2 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : lighting contributing factor : work cards performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : testing |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | FAA Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | FAA |
Narrative:
I was informed on mar/xa/01 at XC00 through a phone conversation through the FAA that the emergency lights I signed for may not have been the same intensity throughout the aircraft and I wish to report this event.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 EMER FLOOR LIGHTING INTENSITY CHK WAS ALLEGEDLY IMPROPERLY ACCOMPLISHED AND SIGNED OFF.
Narrative: I WAS INFORMED ON MAR/XA/01 AT XC00 THROUGH A PHONE CONVERSATION THROUGH THE FAA THAT THE EMER LIGHTS I SIGNED FOR MAY NOT HAVE BEEN THE SAME INTENSITY THROUGHOUT THE ACFT AND I WISH TO RPT THIS EVENT.
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.