A B737-700 service door was deployed inadvertently. Incorrect replacement slide installed.

Attributes
ACN	695592
Time
Date	200604
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	B737-700
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : maintenance landing : roll
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : technician
ASRS Report	695592
Events
Anomaly	maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other other : 1
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

I was called out to aircraft. Provisioning opened the forward service door while the emergency slide girt bar was still attached to the floor. The slide was sitting half in the aircraft and half on the catering truck. I called back to our maintenance room in order to get a new slide coming out while I took the old slide out. I received the new slide from a fellow mechanic and proceeded to install it on the door.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-700 SERVICE DOOR WAS DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. INCORRECT REPLACEMENT SLIDE INSTALLED.

Narrative: I WAS CALLED OUT TO ACFT. PROVISIONING OPENED THE FORWARD SVC DOOR WHILE THE EMER SLIDE GIRT BAR WAS STILL ATTACHED TO THE FLOOR. THE SLIDE WAS SITTING HALF IN THE ACFT AND HALF ON THE CATERING TRUCK. I CALLED BACK TO OUR MAINT ROOM IN ORDER TO GET A NEW SLIDE COMING OUT WHILE I TOOK THE OLD SLIDE OUT. I RECEIVED THE NEW SLIDE FROM A FELLOW MECH AND PROCEEDED TO INSTALL IT ON THE DOOR.

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.