A saab 340 was discovered during a routine check to have a recent vinyl cockpit floor installation covering the emergency landing gear release access door.

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Attributes
ACN	614054
Time
Date	200404
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	SF 340B
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : maintenance ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : technician
Qualification	technician : powerplant technician : airframe
Experience	maintenance technician : 7.5
ASRS Report	614054
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : technician
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 : 1
Consequence	other other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : work cards performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Chart Or Publication Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

I'm an a&P for an airline at ZZZ working on an E-10 check on a saab 340. I found the emergency landing gear release access door, on the first officer's side of the cockpit floor (left side), had installed vinyl floor covering over the r-hand side of the door. The door is hinged on the l-hand side and lifts open on the r-hand side. The vinyl covering over the r-hand side prevented the door from being opened. I cut out the vinyl covering on the door, so it can be opened and enclosed copy of non routine work card describing that. Saab 340 had been at ZZZ1 for c-chk and was released around mar/fri/04.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A SAAB 340 WAS DISCOVERED DURING A ROUTINE CHK TO HAVE A RECENT VINYL COCKPIT FLOOR INSTALLATION COVERING THE EMER LNDG GEAR RELEASE ACCESS DOOR.

Narrative: I'M AN A&P FOR AN AIRLINE AT ZZZ WORKING ON AN E-10 CHK ON A SAAB 340. I FOUND THE EMER LNDG GEAR RELEASE ACCESS DOOR, ON THE FO'S SIDE OF THE COCKPIT FLOOR (L SIDE), HAD INSTALLED VINYL FLOOR COVERING OVER THE R-HAND SIDE OF THE DOOR. THE DOOR IS HINGED ON THE L-HAND SIDE AND LIFTS OPEN ON THE R-HAND SIDE. THE VINYL COVERING OVER THE R-HAND SIDE PREVENTED THE DOOR FROM BEING OPENED. I CUT OUT THE VINYL COVERING ON THE DOOR, SO IT CAN BE OPENED AND ENCLOSED COPY OF NON ROUTINE WORK CARD DESCRIBING THAT. SAAB 340 HAD BEEN AT ZZZ1 FOR C-CHK AND WAS RELEASED AROUND MAR/FRI/04.

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.