<< >> NASA ASRS Report 624767, July 2004

A B737-500 was dispatched in non compliance with an improper cover latch installed on the right aft entry door emergency slide.

Attributes
ACN	624767
Time
Date	200407
Day	Tue
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	B737-500
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 : airframe technician : powerplant
ASRS Report	624767
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : technician other personnel other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other other : 969
Consequence	other other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : non availability of parts contributing factor : work cards contributing factor : manuals performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : logbook entry
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Chart Or Publication Company Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

I had to change the right aft slide for a time change. I took the part from pre-draw and, upon installation, the hardware was missing for the latch that holds the cover shut. So I removed the parts from the old slide and installed on the new slide and installed on the aircraft. When the part got back to the slide shop without the hardware, the shop had the aircraft checked and the new hardware installed. That's when I was notified, that there was an eco (engineering change order) to replace the hardware. I didn't know that at the time.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-500 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH AN IMPROPER COVER LATCH INSTALLED ON THE R AFT ENTRY DOOR EMER SLIDE.

Narrative: I HAD TO CHANGE THE R AFT SLIDE FOR A TIME CHANGE. I TOOK THE PART FROM PRE-DRAW AND, UPON INSTALLATION, THE HARDWARE WAS MISSING FOR THE LATCH THAT HOLDS THE COVER SHUT. SO I REMOVED THE PARTS FROM THE OLD SLIDE AND INSTALLED ON THE NEW SLIDE AND INSTALLED ON THE ACFT. WHEN THE PART GOT BACK TO THE SLIDE SHOP WITHOUT THE HARDWARE, THE SHOP HAD THE ACFT CHKED AND THE NEW HARDWARE INSTALLED. THAT'S WHEN I WAS NOTIFIED, THAT THERE WAS AN ECO (ENGINEERING CHANGE ORDER) TO REPLACE THE HARDWARE. I DIDN'T KNOW THAT AT THE TIME.

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.