 |
37000 Feet | Browse and search NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System |
|
A B737-300 was dispatched with the incorrect escape slide installed on a cabin door. Position unknown.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 727933 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200702 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : lead technician |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| Experience | maintenance avionics : 15 maintenance lead technician : 15 maintenance technician : 26 |
| ASRS Report | 727933 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : 3 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Chart Or Publication Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
The primary cause of the situation was numerous gate calls; related distraction; and our failure to fully check maintenance computer compatibility and effectivity program (part for effectivity aircraft) when pulling the part for installation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-300 WAS DISPATCHED WITH THE INCORRECT ESCAPE SLIDE INSTALLED ON A CABIN DOOR. POS UNKNOWN.
Narrative: THE PRIMARY CAUSE OF THE SIT WAS NUMEROUS GATE CALLS; RELATED DISTR; AND OUR FAILURE TO FULLY CHK MAINT COMPUTER COMPATIBILITY AND EFFECTIVITY PROGRAM (PART FOR EFFECTIVITY ACFT) WHEN PULLING THE PART FOR INSTALLATION.
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.