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A line inspector and a line mechanic report about their involvement with two different colored lanyards found not positioned correctly on a slide/raft assembly they had installed on an A320 at cabin door-2L. A down-line mechanic also reports he noticed the lanyard discrepancies for the girt bar release hook and the survival kit during an overwater maintenance check.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 931793 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201001 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Escape Slide |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Technician |
| Qualification | Maintenance Airframe Maintenance Powerplant |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Technician Inspector |
| Qualification | Maintenance Powerplant Maintenance Airframe |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Aircraft maintenance technician (amt) was performing a 3-Service check on an A320 aircraft and while performing the overwater check per maintenance computer; found both the X colored and Y colored lanyards not installed correctly at door 2-L. Reference maintenance manual (MM) 25-62-44 page 486; paragraph two and figure 410: 1st) the X colored lanyard was routed through the trigger and 2nd); the Y colored lanyard was not routed through the trigger.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A Line Inspector and a Line Mechanic report about their involvement with two different colored lanyards found not positioned correctly on a slide/raft assembly they had installed on an A320 at cabin door-2L. A Down-line Mechanic also reports he noticed the lanyard discrepancies for the girt bar release hook and the survival kit during an overwater maintenance check.
Narrative: Aircraft Maintenance Technician (AMT) was performing a 3-Service Check on an A320 aircraft and while performing the overwater check per maintenance computer; found both the X colored and Y colored lanyards not installed correctly at Door 2-L. Reference Maintenance Manual (MM) 25-62-44 page 486; paragraph two and Figure 410: 1st) the X colored lanyard was routed through the trigger and 2nd); the Y colored lanyard was not routed through the trigger.
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.