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A B737-300 door escape slide latch cable was found incorrectly routed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 667447 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200507 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| ASRS Report | 667447 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : lead technician |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : 3 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : work cards performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance FAA Aircraft Chart Or Publication |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
On jun/xa/05 I was assigned the air carrier special item to inspect aft entry door escape slide latch cable routing. A task I had completed several times before. As an apprentice a&P mechanic; I have been trained to doublechk my work. After performing the inspection; I was certain that the aft slide latch cable was routed behind the girt bar. On aug/xa/05 I received a certified letter from the FAA stating the cable was routed incorrectly.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-300 DOOR ESCAPE SLIDE LATCH CABLE WAS FOUND INCORRECTLY ROUTED.
Narrative: ON JUN/XA/05 I WAS ASSIGNED THE ACR SPECIAL ITEM TO INSPECT AFT ENTRY DOOR ESCAPE SLIDE LATCH CABLE ROUTING. A TASK I HAD COMPLETED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE. AS AN APPRENTICE A&P MECH; I HAVE BEEN TRAINED TO DOUBLECHK MY WORK. AFTER PERFORMING THE INSPECTION; I WAS CERTAIN THAT THE AFT SLIDE LATCH CABLE WAS ROUTED BEHIND THE GIRT BAR. ON AUG/XA/05 I RECEIVED A CERTIFIED LETTER FROM THE FAA STATING THE CABLE WAS ROUTED INCORRECTLY.
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.