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Mechanic reports about the difficulty arming an overhauled vendor cabin door slide they installed on a B757-200. Slide was defective from vendor. Old slide was reinstalled and no problems occurred with arming procedures.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 812091 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200810 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| ASRS Report | 812091 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Part was defective from overhaul vendor. During installation of new slide; had difficulty arming slide. Tried to adjust girt bar numerous times; still had problem with slide arming. We reinstalled old slide and there was no problem arming it. Cause: equipment malfunction/mechanical.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MECHANIC REPORTS ABOUT THE DIFFICULTY ARMING AN OVERHAULED VENDOR CABIN DOOR SLIDE THEY INSTALLED ON A B757-200. SLIDE WAS DEFECTIVE FROM VENDOR. OLD SLIDE WAS REINSTALLED AND NO PROBLEMS OCCURRED WITH ARMING PROCEDURES.
Narrative: PART WAS DEFECTIVE FROM OVERHAUL VENDOR. DURING INSTALLATION OF NEW SLIDE; HAD DIFFICULTY ARMING SLIDE. TRIED TO ADJUST GIRT BAR NUMEROUS TIMES; STILL HAD PROB WITH SLIDE ARMING. WE REINSTALLED OLD SLIDE AND THERE WAS NO PROB ARMING IT. CAUSE: EQUIP MALFUNCTION/MECHANICAL.
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.