2 MD80 door escape slides were received in the slide overhaul shop with the firing cable still insta...

Attributes
ACN	649229
Time
Date	200402
Day	Mon
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : maintenance ground : maintenance
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : technician
ASRS Report	649229
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : technician
ASRS Report	647618
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly
Independent Detector	other other : 1
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : manuals performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Chart Or Publication
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

Door slides shipped with firing cable connected. Improper packing for shipment to slide shop. The manual inflation handle must be disconnected prior to shipping and was not. On aircraft X on feb/mon/05 and also aircraft Y on feb/mon/05. I understand the order of events for removing and shipping slides as per the maintenance manual 25-62-002. The manual calls for the manual inflation handle to be disconnected when the slide is removed from aircraft, but the prepare for shipping only says to install lock pin.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: 2 MD80 DOOR ESCAPE SLIDES WERE RECEIVED IN THE SLIDE OVERHAUL SHOP WITH THE FIRING CABLE STILL INSTALLED.

Narrative: DOOR SLIDES SHIPPED WITH FIRING CABLE CONNECTED. IMPROPER PACKING FOR SHIPMENT TO SLIDE SHOP. THE MANUAL INFLATION HANDLE MUST BE DISCONNECTED PRIOR TO SHIPPING AND WAS NOT. ON ACFT X ON FEB/MON/05 AND ALSO ACFT Y ON FEB/MON/05. I UNDERSTAND THE ORDER OF EVENTS FOR REMOVING AND SHIPPING SLIDES AS PER THE MAINT MANUAL 25-62-002. THE MANUAL CALLS FOR THE MANUAL INFLATION HANDLE TO BE DISCONNECTED WHEN THE SLIDE IS REMOVED FROM ACFT, BUT THE PREPARE FOR SHIPPING ONLY SAYS TO INSTALL LOCK PIN.

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.

2 MD80 door escape slides were received in the slide overhaul shop with the firing cable still installed.