Narrative:

Air carrier shop X has had numerous MD80 reservoir valves not properly pinned on the slides. The safety pins either are not in the reservoir valve at all or improperly pinned. These slides could have very easily been deployed from time of removal to final acceptance at the repair station thus creating an unsafe situation. The proper procedure for this can be found in the aircraft maintenance manual and general procedure manual. This was brought to my attention through an employee that has big concerns for everyone's safety. The resolution for this item should be a lot of training and communication. This could cause serious injury to someone.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MECHANIC REPORTS ABOUT NUMEROUS MD-80 SLIDE RESERVOIR VALVES NOT PROPERLY PINNED; OR; THE SAFETY PINS ARE NOT IN THE RESERVOIR AT ALL. SLIDES COULD HAVE DEPLOYED FROM TIME OF REMOVAL TO ARRIVAL AT REPAIR STATION.

Narrative: ACR SHOP X HAS HAD NUMEROUS MD80 RESERVOIR VALVES NOT PROPERLY PINNED ON THE SLIDES. THE SAFETY PINS EITHER ARE NOT IN THE RESERVOIR VALVE AT ALL OR IMPROPERLY PINNED. THESE SLIDES COULD HAVE VERY EASILY BEEN DEPLOYED FROM TIME OF REMOVAL TO FINAL ACCEPTANCE AT THE REPAIR STATION THUS CREATING AN UNSAFE SITUATION. THE PROPER PROC FOR THIS CAN BE FOUND IN THE ACFT MAINT MANUAL AND GENERAL PROC MANUAL. THIS WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTN THROUGH AN EMPLOYEE THAT HAS BIG CONCERNS FOR EVERYONE'S SAFETY. THE RESOLUTION FOR THIS ITEM SHOULD BE A LOT OF TRAINING AND COM. THIS COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY TO SOMEONE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.