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B767 aft overwing exit steps found extended after arrival at destination. There was no reported indication of them being extended in-flight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 693887 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200604 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : atl.airport |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 4153 |
| ASRS Report | 693887 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : 2 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
On walkaround of aircraft prior to flight; I did not notice that both aft overwing emergency exits steps were extended. These would normally only be out when the emergency exit was opened; but may have been inadvertently left in the open position following maintenance. Flight went as planned; and no noise; or vibration noted. Once at gate at destination; contract maintenance reported steps were down. I do not know when they were placed in that position; and may have been that way for many flts. Extenuating circumstances: the steps are painted white; as is the aircraft fuselage; and the area behind the panels is white also. In addition; catering trucks and cargo loading all in place during the walkaround. In the future; I will pay much more attention to this area; as in these economic bad times; much maintenance is being outsourced; and rumors of shoddy work abound. I must be aggressive in looking for just such things.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B767 AFT OVERWING EXIT STEPS FOUND EXTENDED AFTER ARR AT DEST. THERE WAS NO RPTED INDICATION OF THEM BEING EXTENDED INFLT.
Narrative: ON WALKAROUND OF ACFT PRIOR TO FLT; I DID NOT NOTICE THAT BOTH AFT OVERWING EMER EXITS STEPS WERE EXTENDED. THESE WOULD NORMALLY ONLY BE OUT WHEN THE EMER EXIT WAS OPENED; BUT MAY HAVE BEEN INADVERTENTLY LEFT IN THE OPEN POS FOLLOWING MAINT. FLT WENT AS PLANNED; AND NO NOISE; OR VIBRATION NOTED. ONCE AT GATE AT DEST; CONTRACT MAINT RPTED STEPS WERE DOWN. I DO NOT KNOW WHEN THEY WERE PLACED IN THAT POS; AND MAY HAVE BEEN THAT WAY FOR MANY FLTS. EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES: THE STEPS ARE PAINTED WHITE; AS IS THE ACFT FUSELAGE; AND THE AREA BEHIND THE PANELS IS WHITE ALSO. IN ADDITION; CATERING TRUCKS AND CARGO LOADING ALL IN PLACE DURING THE WALKAROUND. IN THE FUTURE; I WILL PAY MUCH MORE ATTN TO THIS AREA; AS IN THESE ECONOMIC BAD TIMES; MUCH MAINT IS BEING OUTSOURCED; AND RUMORS OF SHODDY WORK ABOUND. I MUST BE AGGRESSIVE IN LOOKING FOR JUST SUCH THINGS.
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.