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Two mechanics and one inspector report about a B767-300 right-hand overwater (off-wing) slide bottle discharging during removal of the inflation bottle safety pin.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 934379 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201102 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Escape Slide |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Technician |
| Qualification | Maintenance Powerplant Maintenance Airframe |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Technician |
| Qualification | Maintenance Powerplant Maintenance Airframe |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Changing the slide for 'time'. Final step; while pulling inflation bottle safety pin; slide blew inside the compartment without the actuators operating. Slide blew. There was no other factor that I know of at this time.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Two Mechanics and one Inspector report about a B767-300 right-hand Overwater (Off-Wing) slide bottle discharging during removal of the Inflation Bottle Safety pin.
Narrative: Changing the slide for 'Time'. Final step; while pulling Inflation Bottle Safety Pin; slide blew inside the compartment without the actuators operating. Slide blew. There was no other factor that I know of at this time.
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.