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A mechanic was informed that a B747 passenger door slide he had installed at cabin door 2-L approximately eighteen months earlier; was found with an unapproved bolt and yellow paper streamer installed in the pack center release mechanism. The bolt had deactivated the slide and prevented emergency egress from that door.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 949932 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200910 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B747 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Escape Slide |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Technician |
| Qualification | Maintenance Airframe Maintenance Powerplant |
| Experience | Maintenance Technician 30 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural Maintenance |
Narrative:
Passenger door-2L door slide was removed during a heavy check visit. During that removal; it was discovered that a 'bolt with attached yellow streamer' (safety pin from original shipment) was installed in the slide pack center release mechanism.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A Mechanic was informed that a B747 passenger door slide he had installed at cabin Door 2-L approximately eighteen months earlier; was found with an unapproved bolt and yellow paper streamer installed in the pack center release mechanism. The bolt had deactivated the slide and prevented emergency egress from that door.
Narrative: Passenger Door-2L door slide was removed during a heavy check visit. During that removal; it was discovered that a 'bolt with attached yellow streamer' (safety pin from original shipment) was installed in the slide pack center release mechanism.
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.