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An aircraft inspector reports finding two out of six main cabin door emergency assist bottle safety pins shaved [modified]; rendering them useless. The safety pins are installed to prevent inadvertent discharge of the door assist bottle during maintenance on their B757-200 aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 947009 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201105 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Exterior Pax/Crew Door |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Inspector |
| Qualification | Maintenance Airframe Maintenance Powerplant |
| Experience | Maintenance Inspector 18 Maintenance Technician 15 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
On a B757-200 aircraft; while working cabin door inspection job card 52-19-00; [I noticed] out of six pin sets; I found two which had been shaved to make their insertion easier; this of course renders them useless. This has been brought to the attention of management several times in the past; with no permanent solution.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An aircraft Inspector reports finding two out of six main cabin Door Emergency Assist Bottle safety pins shaved [modified]; rendering them useless. The safety pins are installed to prevent inadvertent discharge of the Door Assist bottle during maintenance on their B757-200 aircraft.
Narrative: On a B757-200 aircraft; while working Cabin Door Inspection Job Card 52-19-00; [I noticed] out of six pin sets; I found two which had been shaved to make their insertion easier; this of course renders them useless. This has been brought to the attention of Management several times in the past; with no permanent solution.
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.