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An MD80 forward entry door escape slide was replaced and the lead technician reports the maintenance manual is vague and unclr on the manual inflation handle cable routing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 591617 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200303 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : lead technician |
| ASRS Report | 591617 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : person 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact other |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure contributing factor : manuals performance deficiency : installation |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Chart Or Publication Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Chart Or Publication |
| Situations | |
| Publication | Maint Manual |
Narrative:
Aircraft nose number X arrived at ZZZ on mar/fri/03. Upon arrival at the gate, the L1 door slide unfolded from the slide pack. This occurred when the forward door was opened to deplane. The amt found it, and removed the slide cover and the slide from the aircraft. I was called to assist and perform the rii inspection of the installation. The amt installed a svcable slide pack on the door, in accordance with the aircraft maintenance manual. I performed the inspection as per the air carrier gpm. All documents were signed in accordance with the gpm. In reference to the aircraft maintenance manual, 25-62-00-2, it is very vague in its reference to the routing of the manual inflation handle cable. The technical report dated jun/thu/03 attempts to define this problem with the routing of the cable. This was after the fact of the incident. The technical report, 25-62-00-2, also states at the bottom that this was issued for those aircraft with effectivity. Aircraft nose number X has an effectivity of X.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 FORWARD ENTRY DOOR ESCAPE SLIDE WAS REPLACED AND THE LEAD TECHNICIAN RPTS THE MAINT MANUAL IS VAGUE AND UNCLR ON THE MANUAL INFLATION HANDLE CABLE ROUTING.
Narrative: ACFT NOSE NUMBER X ARRIVED AT ZZZ ON MAR/FRI/03. UPON ARR AT THE GATE, THE L1 DOOR SLIDE UNFOLDED FROM THE SLIDE PACK. THIS OCCURRED WHEN THE FORWARD DOOR WAS OPENED TO DEPLANE. THE AMT FOUND IT, AND REMOVED THE SLIDE COVER AND THE SLIDE FROM THE ACFT. I WAS CALLED TO ASSIST AND PERFORM THE RII INSPECTION OF THE INSTALLATION. THE AMT INSTALLED A SVCABLE SLIDE PACK ON THE DOOR, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ACFT MAINT MANUAL. I PERFORMED THE INSPECTION AS PER THE ACR GPM. ALL DOCUMENTS WERE SIGNED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GPM. IN REF TO THE ACFT MAINT MANUAL, 25-62-00-2, IT IS VERY VAGUE IN ITS REF TO THE ROUTING OF THE MANUAL INFLATION HANDLE CABLE. THE TECHNICAL RPT DATED JUN/THU/03 ATTEMPTS TO DEFINE THIS PROB WITH THE ROUTING OF THE CABLE. THIS WAS AFTER THE FACT OF THE INCIDENT. THE TECHNICAL RPT, 25-62-00-2, ALSO STATES AT THE BOTTOM THAT THIS WAS ISSUED FOR THOSE ACFT WITH EFFECTIVITY. ACFT NOSE NUMBER X HAS AN EFFECTIVITY OF X.
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.