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A B767-300 was delivered to the gate with all 180 life vests not stowed properly and missing covers and seals. Technician reinstalled vests.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 586303 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200306 |
| Day | Tue |
| 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 | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| ASRS Report | 586303 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | oversight : supervisor |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : person 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : installation |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Company Chart Or Publication Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Upon arrival at gate from XXX, found several life vests on coach floor. Upon replacing, found all 180 life vests not stowed properly. No plastic security covers installed, no security seals installed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B767-300 WAS DELIVERED TO THE GATE WITH ALL 180 LIFE VESTS NOT STOWED PROPERLY AND MISSING COVERS AND SEALS. TECHNICIAN REINSTALLED VESTS.
Narrative: UPON ARR AT GATE FROM XXX, FOUND SEVERAL LIFE VESTS ON COACH FLOOR. UPON REPLACING, FOUND ALL 180 LIFE VESTS NOT STOWED PROPERLY. NO PLASTIC SECURITY COVERS INSTALLED, NO SECURITY SEALS INSTALLED.
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.