<< >> NASA ASRS Report 917365, July 2010

A line mechanic was informed that a lock-pin from the aft service door evacuation slide inflation valve had not been removed after he replaced a md-88 door slide. The lock-pin was allegedly found six months later during a cabin maintenance visit.

Attributes
ACN	917365
Time
Date	201007
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	MD-88
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Parked
Component
Aircraft Component	Escape Slide
Person 1
Function	Technician
Qualification	Maintenance Powerplant Maintenance Airframe
Experience	Maintenance Technician 11
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

At xa:45 am this morning; I was notified of a discrepancy with a md-88 aircraft; of which I had completed (replace evacuation slides). I was informed that the lock pin from the aft service door evacuation slide inflation valve had not been removed. This was found during a cabin maintenance visit in ZZZ. Seeing as I had an inspector with me at the time of installation; I do not know what could have been done to prevent this.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A Line Mechanic was informed that a lock-pin from the aft service door evacuation slide inflation valve had not been removed after he replaced a MD-88 door slide. The lock-pin was allegedly found six months later during a cabin maintenance visit.

Narrative: At XA:45 am this morning; I was notified of a discrepancy with a MD-88 aircraft; of which I had completed (replace evacuation slides). I was informed that the lock pin from the aft service door evacuation slide inflation valve had not been removed. This was found during a cabin maintenance visit in ZZZ. Seeing as I had an Inspector with me at the time of installation; I do not know what could have been done to prevent this.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.