Narrative:

I did the interior inspection of this aircraft during a phase check. I had looked at the infant floatation vests and the crew floatation vests overhaul placards; not the inspection stickers. My many years of experience with other companies; the prime object was always the overhaul placard and that was what I was going by. I have been informed that the flight attendant floatation vest inspection placard was illegible and three of the infant vests showed an inspection date of jul/sun/06. Also 2 of the infant vests had no inspection placards. I was the only person involved. I went and looked it up in the manual and found out that air carrier policy is to re-inspect the vests every year and put an inspection placard on them at the time. I then went back to the aircraft and attached placards to the vests. I think all mechanics should become familiar with the general procedures manual; especially if they are working in a phase or check type environment.

Related reports:

Google
 

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN EMB-145 ACFT MECHANIC WAS INFORMED HE HAD MISSED SEVERAL CREW AND INFANT FLOATATION VESTS REQUIRING ANNUAL PLACARDS.

Narrative: I DID THE INTERIOR INSPECTION OF THIS ACFT DURING A PHASE CHK. I HAD LOOKED AT THE INFANT FLOATATION VESTS AND THE CREW FLOATATION VESTS OVERHAUL PLACARDS; NOT THE INSPECTION STICKERS. MY MANY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WITH OTHER COMPANIES; THE PRIME OBJECT WAS ALWAYS THE OVERHAUL PLACARD AND THAT WAS WHAT I WAS GOING BY. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THE FLT ATTENDANT FLOATATION VEST INSPECTION PLACARD WAS ILLEGIBLE AND THREE OF THE INFANT VESTS SHOWED AN INSPECTION DATE OF JUL/SUN/06. ALSO 2 OF THE INFANT VESTS HAD NO INSPECTION PLACARDS. I WAS THE ONLY PERSON INVOLVED. I WENT AND LOOKED IT UP IN THE MANUAL AND FOUND OUT THAT ACR POLICY IS TO RE-INSPECT THE VESTS EVERY YEAR AND PUT AN INSPECTION PLACARD ON THEM AT THE TIME. I THEN WENT BACK TO THE ACFT AND ATTACHED PLACARDS TO THE VESTS. I THINK ALL MECHS SHOULD BECOME FAMILIAR WITH THE GENERAL PROCS MANUAL; ESPECIALLY IF THEY ARE WORKING IN A PHASE OR CHK TYPE ENVIRONMENT.

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.