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A flight attendant expressed her concern about long term deferred cabin safety items and the disruptions caused by untimely intervention by maintenance to perform required MEL items prior to departure.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 930127 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201101 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Emergency Exit |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Flight Attendant (On Duty) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural MEL Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
Our briefing message advised the aft interphone and the door 1L slide arming indicators were not working properly. As a result we needed to have the slide's armed status verified by a mechanic.this plane has been flying in this condition for at least a couple of weeks. I am disturbed by the fact we are flying an aircraft knowing the slide indicators are not working properly. I am also disturbed that the mechanic comes on board to verify during boarding instead of just before departure as it states in the flight attendant operations manual. I explained to the mechanic that he needed to come back at the appropriate time and make sure the door disarmed during boarding. He was upset.then; even more disturbing; a supervisor came aboard and stated we would take a 'delay' in order to have the mechanic come back on board. That suggestion comes across as intimidating and could encourage a flight attendant in the wrong manner.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A Flight Attendant expressed her concern about long term deferred cabin safety items and the disruptions caused by untimely intervention by Maintenance to perform required MEL items prior to departure.
Narrative: Our briefing message advised the aft interphone and the door 1L slide arming indicators were not working properly. As a result we needed to have the slide's armed status verified by a Mechanic.This plane has been flying in this condition for at least a couple of weeks. I am disturbed by the fact we are flying an aircraft knowing the slide indicators are not working properly. I am also disturbed that the Mechanic comes on board to verify during boarding instead of just before departure as it states in the Flight Attendant Operations Manual. I explained to the Mechanic that he needed to come back at the appropriate time and make sure the door disarmed during boarding. He was upset.Then; even more disturbing; a Supervisor came aboard and stated we would take a 'delay' in order to have the Mechanic come back on board. That suggestion comes across as intimidating and could encourage a flight attendant in the wrong manner.
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.