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After a seat pitch change on a B757-500; it was discovered the fire extinguisher aft of seat row X was inaccessible. Seat pitch found 1 inch off correct location.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 657637 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200505 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| 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 : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : inspector |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : inspection authority technician : airframe |
| Experience | maintenance technician : 6 |
| ASRS Report | 657637 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : inspector |
| Qualification | technician : inspection authority technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| Experience | maintenance technician : 5 |
| ASRS Report | 657638 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : work cards contributing factor : schedule pressure contributing factor : engineering procedure performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : inspection |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Chart Or Publication Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
On aircraft X; the fire extinguisher aft of seat row X was found inaccessible due to seat pitch being 1 inch off.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AFTER A SEAT PITCH CHANGE ON A B757-500; IT WAS DISCOVERED THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER AFT OF SEAT ROW X WAS INACCESSIBLE. SEAT PITCH FOUND 1 INCH OFF CORRECT LOCATION.
Narrative: ON ACFT X; THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER AFT OF SEAT ROW X WAS FOUND INACCESSIBLE DUE TO SEAT PITCH BEING 1 INCH OFF.
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.