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An escape slide lead technician reports not calibrating the test stand to 1% accuracy for testing B757 escape slide inflation reservoir bottles.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 619529 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200401 |
| Day | Fri |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance ground : parked ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : lead technician |
| ASRS Report | 619529 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies |
| 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 : logbook entry performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : testing |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
I tested the calibrated cylinder, and should have had someone check the paperwork. I got to work and got the file out and found that I had not calibrated stand to 1% as required. In the future, I will have someone check the test before testing any reservoirs.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ESCAPE SLIDE LEAD TECHNICIAN RPTS NOT CALIBRATING THE TEST STAND TO 1% ACCURACY FOR TESTING B757 ESCAPE SLIDE INFLATION RESERVOIR BOTTLES.
Narrative: I TESTED THE CALIBRATED CYLINDER, AND SHOULD HAVE HAD SOMEONE CHK THE PAPERWORK. I GOT TO WORK AND GOT THE FILE OUT AND FOUND THAT I HAD NOT CALIBRATED STAND TO 1% AS REQUIRED. IN THE FUTURE, I WILL HAVE SOMEONE CHK THE TEST BEFORE TESTING ANY RESERVOIRS.
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.