Mechanic reports that in his rushing to complete a cabin check in order to get an A320 aircraft to t...

Narrative:

[I was] working an A320 aircraft; hurrying up to get a cabin check completed to get aircraft to the gate. During completion of paperwork; the step called to 'verify' on ECAM that overwing emergency doors [hatches] were armed; [with] indication showing on ECAM. I glanced at the step on the card; failing to read it completely. [I] visually checked that the doors were installed and closed; not checking that the word 'slide' was showing on the ECAM. At the gate; the flight crew on their checks noticed the slides were not armed; visual indication on ECAM of overwing door slides not armed; and [they] alerted maintenance. The plungers were [then] armed.during the cabin check; the overwing emergency exit doors were not armed. Per log page XXX [report]; [maintenance] found plungers extended [not armed] at both overwing exits. Pushed plungers back to 'armed' position. Operational check [was] normal. Verified overwing slide bottles were not pinned in aft cargo bin as well. I need to take the time to completely read the task card steps; even when trying to make an estimated time of release (etr).

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Mechanic reports that in his rushing to complete a cabin check in order to get an A320 aircraft to the gate; he failed to verify that both overwing exit doors (hatches) were indicating 'SLIDE' on the cockpit ECAM display. The exit door slides were not 'armed' as required per his jobcard.

Narrative: [I was] working an A320 aircraft; hurrying up to get a cabin check completed to get aircraft to the gate. During completion of paperwork; the step called to 'verify' on ECAM that overwing emergency doors [hatches] were armed; [with] indication showing on ECAM. I glanced at the step on the card; failing to read it completely. [I] visually checked that the doors were installed and closed; not checking that the word 'SLIDE' was showing on the ECAM. At the gate; the flight crew on their checks noticed the slides were not armed; visual indication on ECAM of overwing door slides not armed; and [they] alerted Maintenance. The plungers were [then] armed.During the cabin check; the overwing emergency exit doors were not armed. Per log page XXX [report]; [Maintenance] found plungers extended [not armed] at both overwing exits. Pushed plungers back to 'ARMED' position. Operational check [was] normal. Verified overwing slide bottles were not pinned in aft cargo bin as well. I need to take the time to completely read the task card steps; even when trying to make an estimated time of release (ETR).

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.

Attributes
ACN	945937
Time
Date	201104
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Parked
Component
Aircraft Component	Emergency Exit
Person 1
Function	Technician
Qualification	Maintenance Powerplant Maintenance Airframe
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Mechanic reports that in his rushing to complete a cabin check in order to get an A320 aircraft to the gate; he failed to verify that both overwing exit doors (hatches) were indicating 'slide' on the cockpit ECAM display. The exit door slides were not 'armed' as required per his jobcard.