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A B777 aircraft tech reports life vests in first and business class seats were being removed after installation and no record of removal.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 761884 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200711 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B777 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| ASRS Report | 761884 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : installation |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
I diligently installed life vests in both first class and business class using serviceable vests retained from old first class and business class seats. 2; 3 and 4 days later I found the installed vests removed and placed on the seat. Irked and ired; I reinstalled the vests each time. On the 4TH day; I rechked the vests in each seat compartment. By this time the business class seats had been hooked up and were being functionally checked. 10 days later; I was notified by supervisor that aircraft X had departed with some vests missing in business class; position noted in emails; but not related to me. Have engineering callout order revised for signature for each seat for life vest installation. Have the engineering callout order kit include security stickers; so as to prevent tampering/removal by other shift amt or avionics personnel.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B777 ACFT TECH REPORTS LIFE VESTS IN FIRST AND BUSINESS CLASS SEATS WERE BEING REMOVED AFTER INSTALLATION AND NO RECORD OF REMOVAL.
Narrative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
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.