A B737-500 technician reports being subjected to an FAA investigation on improper aft entry door escape slide installation. Possible work in area after installation.

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Attributes
ACN	631587
Time
Date	200403
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-500
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : maintenance
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Qualification	technician : airframe technician : powerplant
ASRS Report	631587
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	observation : air carrier inspector
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other other : 2
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : assigned or threatened penalties other other
Factors
Maintenance	performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : inspection
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Chart Or Publication FAA
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance
Situations
Publication	Maintenance History

Narrative:

On sep/tue/04, I received a letter from aviation safety inspector from the certification management office. His letter states that the aft entry door slide was installed incorrectly. Records show I installed the slide on mar/wed/04. His letter states the discovery was made during routine maintenance, at an unknown time and location. The discrepancy is also unknown. Records from air traffic area chapters 25 and 52 indicate the slide may have been removed and reinstalled after other maintenance on dates after the initial installation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-500 TECHNICIAN RPTS BEING SUBJECTED TO AN FAA INVESTIGATION ON IMPROPER AFT ENTRY DOOR ESCAPE SLIDE INSTALLATION. POSSIBLE WORK IN AREA AFTER INSTALLATION.

Narrative: ON SEP/TUE/04, I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM AVIATION SAFETY INSPECTOR FROM THE CERTIFICATION MGMNT OFFICE. HIS LETTER STATES THAT THE AFT ENTRY DOOR SLIDE WAS INSTALLED INCORRECTLY. RECORDS SHOW I INSTALLED THE SLIDE ON MAR/WED/04. HIS LETTER STATES THE DISCOVERY WAS MADE DURING ROUTINE MAINT, AT AN UNKNOWN TIME AND LOCATION. THE DISCREPANCY IS ALSO UNKNOWN. RECORDS FROM ATA CHAPTERS 25 AND 52 INDICATE THE SLIDE MAY HAVE BEEN REMOVED AND REINSTALLED AFTER OTHER MAINT ON DATES AFTER THE INITIAL INSTALLATION.

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.