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A door escape slide was installed where a door escape slide raft was required on an overwater B757 aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 550159 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200206 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| ASRS Report | 550159 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : lead technician |
| ASRS Report | 550160 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : supv 4 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : inspection |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
I replaced a door slide (overwater) with a non overwater slide, and a door assist bottle. Maintenance manual paperwork used during removal and installation. Inside crew chief ordered wrong parts. Passenger service, supervisor, gate agents and the tower all pushing mechanics for on-time departure.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A DOOR ESCAPE SLIDE WAS INSTALLED WHERE A DOOR ESCAPE SLIDE RAFT WAS REQUIRED ON AN OVERWATER B757 ACFT.
Narrative: I REPLACED A DOOR SLIDE (OVERWATER) WITH A NON OVERWATER SLIDE, AND A DOOR ASSIST BOTTLE. MAINT MANUAL PAPERWORK USED DURING REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION. INSIDE CREW CHIEF ORDERED WRONG PARTS. PAX SVC, SUPVR, GATE AGENTS AND THE TWR ALL PUSHING MECHS FOR ON-TIME DEP.
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.