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An A319 captain reports finding 3 door escape slide girt bar floor locks with locking springs stuck open due to dirt and debris.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 710427 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200609 |
| 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 | A319 |
| 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 |
| ASRS Report | 710427 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : repair |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Chart Or Publication Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
| Situations | |
| Publication | Interior Cleanining Manual |
Narrative:
Escape slide retaining spring locks are stuck open. I have found 3 such incidents and I am not looking for them. I will be in the future. If you have never seen a slide deployed go see one. My concern is that as a slide deploys with one or both spring locks stuck the slide retainer bar will bounce out. The slide will not only be unusable but now there is hole for people to fall out. I have only seen this problem on the L1 door which makes sense as this door has the most traffic. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated a report was submitted on the 3 girt bar floor lock springs and maintenance was advised and the locks and springs were cleaned. The reporter was contacted by maintenance planning and the situation was discussed and the frequency of cleaning may be increased.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN A319 CAPT RPTS FINDING 3 DOOR ESCAPE SLIDE GIRT BAR FLOOR LOCKS WITH LOCKING SPRINGS STUCK OPEN DUE TO DIRT AND DEBRIS.
Narrative: ESCAPE SLIDE RETAINING SPRING LOCKS ARE STUCK OPEN. I HAVE FOUND 3 SUCH INCIDENTS AND I AM NOT LOOKING FOR THEM. I WILL BE IN THE FUTURE. IF YOU HAVE NEVER SEEN A SLIDE DEPLOYED GO SEE ONE. MY CONCERN IS THAT AS A SLIDE DEPLOYS WITH ONE OR BOTH SPRING LOCKS STUCK THE SLIDE RETAINER BAR WILL BOUNCE OUT. THE SLIDE WILL NOT ONLY BE UNUSABLE BUT NOW THERE IS HOLE FOR PEOPLE TO FALL OUT. I HAVE ONLY SEEN THIS PROB ON THE L1 DOOR WHICH MAKES SENSE AS THIS DOOR HAS THE MOST TFC. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED A RPT WAS SUBMITTED ON THE 3 GIRT BAR FLOOR LOCK SPRINGS AND MAINT WAS ADVISED AND THE LOCKS AND SPRINGS WERE CLEANED. THE RPTR WAS CONTACTED BY MAINT PLANNING AND THE SITUATION WAS DISCUSSED AND THE FREQUENCY OF CLEANING MAY BE INCREASED.
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.