Narrative:

On feb/sun/05; I was working in the cabin. I was working on a non routine card for the forward flight attendant seat. The write-up on the card was for both seatbelts worn. I right&right'ed both seatbelts. I signed the card off and put it in the piles with the other card. Later the inspector told me the seatbelts were backwards and gave me the card back. Thinking the inspector was right; I reinstalled the seatbelts. On mar/mon/05; one other mechanic had the same thing happen; only he told the inspector 'no you are wrong' and showed the inspector. I was wrong for not saying 'no; I think the job is right' and sitting in the seat and showing the inspector. I will sign my card off as operations checked; and situation in the seat and show the inspector.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-300 IN A 'B' CHK HAS THE CABIN ATTENDANTS' SEATBELTS REPLACED. INSPECTOR BELIEVES SEATBELT INSTALLATION INCORRECT. TECHNICIAN REINSTALLS BELTS. ACFT DISPATCHED WITH BELTS INSTALLED INCORRECTLY.

Narrative: ON FEB/SUN/05; I WAS WORKING IN THE CABIN. I WAS WORKING ON A NON ROUTINE CARD FOR THE FORWARD FLT ATTENDANT SEAT. THE WRITE-UP ON THE CARD WAS FOR BOTH SEATBELTS WORN. I R&R'ED BOTH SEATBELTS. I SIGNED THE CARD OFF AND PUT IT IN THE PILES WITH THE OTHER CARD. LATER THE INSPECTOR TOLD ME THE SEATBELTS WERE BACKWARDS AND GAVE ME THE CARD BACK. THINKING THE INSPECTOR WAS RIGHT; I REINSTALLED THE SEATBELTS. ON MAR/MON/05; ONE OTHER MECH HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN; ONLY HE TOLD THE INSPECTOR 'NO YOU ARE WRONG' AND SHOWED THE INSPECTOR. I WAS WRONG FOR NOT SAYING 'NO; I THINK THE JOB IS RIGHT' AND SITTING IN THE SEAT AND SHOWING THE INSPECTOR. I WILL SIGN MY CARD OFF AS OPS CHKED; AND SIT IN THE SEAT AND SHOW THE INSPECTOR.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.