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An airbus 300 was dispatched in non compliance with the forward cargo compartment fire extinguisher system inoperative. Test equipment not removed after heavy check.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 580023 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200304 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance ground : pushback |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| ASRS Report | 580023 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| 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 : logbook entry performance deficiency : installation |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Company Chart Or Publication Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
While performing the cargo compartment fire system and flow metering component inspection and function check card X step 11. I inadvertently forgot to replace the blanking caps on both forward cargo area nozzles with the nozzles.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN AIRBUS 300 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH THE FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT FIRE EXTINGUISHER SYS INOP. TEST EQUIP NOT REMOVED AFTER HEAVY CHK.
Narrative: WHILE PERFORMING THE CARGO COMPARTMENT FIRE SYS AND FLOW METERING COMPONENT INSPECTION AND FUNCTION CHK CARD X STEP 11. I INADVERTENTLY FORGOT TO REPLACE THE BLANKING CAPS ON BOTH FORWARD CARGO AREA NOZZLES WITH THE NOZZLES.
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.