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Cabin attendant of CRJ200 discovered during preflight that passenger seats had been mounted incorrectly and were blocking an emergency exit.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 697210 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200605 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mci.airport |
| State Reference | MO |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet 200 ER&LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 10000 |
| ASRS Report | 697210 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : 3 |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : unqualified personnel performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : inspection |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Cabin Crew Human Performance Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Reported for duty may/wed/06; at XA50 central time. Normal first flight was in progress by all crewmembers when flight attendant entered the cockpit with a request. We proceeded to row 8 (emergency exit row) and she asked if the seats were alright as they were installed approximately 3 inches forward of what would be normal and the seat backs were blocking the bottom of both emergency exits by approximately 3 inches. She said she was sorry for not catching the discrepancy the evening before; at which point I contacted maintenance control and advised them of our problem. Approximately 4 hours; we ferried ship XXXX from mci; as flight XXXX. Aircraft was parked in remote parking and released to maintenance for repair.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CABIN ATTENDANT OF CRJ200 DISCOVERED DURING PREFLT THAT PAX SEATS HAD BEEN MOUNTED INCORRECTLY AND WERE BLOCKING AN EMER EXIT.
Narrative: RPTED FOR DUTY MAY/WED/06; AT XA50 CENTRAL TIME. NORMAL FIRST FLT WAS IN PROGRESS BY ALL CREWMEMBERS WHEN FLT ATTENDANT ENTERED THE COCKPIT WITH A REQUEST. WE PROCEEDED TO ROW 8 (EMER EXIT ROW) AND SHE ASKED IF THE SEATS WERE ALRIGHT AS THEY WERE INSTALLED APPROX 3 INCHES FORWARD OF WHAT WOULD BE NORMAL AND THE SEAT BACKS WERE BLOCKING THE BOTTOM OF BOTH EMER EXITS BY APPROX 3 INCHES. SHE SAID SHE WAS SORRY FOR NOT CATCHING THE DISCREPANCY THE EVENING BEFORE; AT WHICH POINT I CONTACTED MAINT CTL AND ADVISED THEM OF OUR PROB. APPROX 4 HRS; WE FERRIED SHIP XXXX FROM MCI; AS FLT XXXX. ACFT WAS PARKED IN REMOTE PARKING AND RELEASED TO MAINT FOR REPAIR.
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.