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An MD80 door escape slide was found unsvcable due to improper unmodified slide installed. Velcro unable to hold slide crease when girt bar engaged. Replaced with modified slide.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 707364 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200608 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| ASRS Report | 707364 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : installation |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Chart Or Publication Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Velcro unable to hold slide crease when girt bar engaged; replaced slide. Replacement of slide. Old slide confign incorrect (velcro).
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 DOOR ESCAPE SLIDE WAS FOUND UNSVCABLE DUE TO IMPROPER UNMODIFIED SLIDE INSTALLED. VELCRO UNABLE TO HOLD SLIDE CREASE WHEN GIRT BAR ENGAGED. REPLACED WITH MODIFIED SLIDE.
Narrative: VELCRO UNABLE TO HOLD SLIDE CREASE WHEN GIRT BAR ENGAGED; REPLACED SLIDE. REPLACEMENT OF SLIDE. OLD SLIDE CONFIGN INCORRECT (VELCRO).
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.