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A B737 passenger noticed that a passenger seat covered 1 inch of an emergency exit. The flight crew, FAA inspector, and flight attendant thought it was ok. Maintenance said that it was not.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 626833 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200408 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : den.airport |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-500 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 6000 |
| ASRS Report | 626833 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : 5 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : installation |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Cabin Crew Human Performance FAA Flight Crew Human Performance Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
I was saying 'goodbye' to the passenger at the completion of the flight. A passenger stated that the overwing emergency exits were blocked by the seat backs of the row in front of the exits. I checked the exits, and the seat backs blocked about 1
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737 PAX NOTICED THAT A PAX SEAT COVERED 1 INCH OF AN EMER EXIT. THE FLT CREW, FAA INSPECTOR, AND FLT ATTENDANT THOUGHT IT WAS OK. MAINT SAID THAT IT WAS NOT.
Narrative: I WAS SAYING 'GOODBYE' TO THE PAX AT THE COMPLETION OF THE FLT. A PAX STATED THAT THE OVERWING EMER EXITS WERE BLOCKED BY THE SEAT BACKS OF THE ROW IN FRONT OF THE EXITS. I CHKED THE EXITS, AND THE SEAT BACKS BLOCKED ABOUT 1
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.