<< >> NASA ASRS Report 985927, December 2011

While closing cabin door-2 left on an A319 aircraft; mechanic accidentally reached for slide handle and cycled it. When food service personnel opened door from outside; slide pack opened and slide fell onto truck without inflating.

Attributes
ACN	985927
Time
Date	201112
Local Time Of Day	0001-0600
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A319
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Parked
Component
Aircraft Component	Escape Slide
Person 1
Function	Technician
Qualification	Maintenance Powerplant Maintenance Airframe
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

[I] performed maintenance by replacing a seal on door-2Left [on an A319 aircraft]. When closing door; I accidentally reached for slide handle and cycled it; as I closed the door. When food service personnel opened the door; the slide accidentally opened up and slide fell onto truck platform partially; [but] did not inflate. Write-up was made and slide replaced. No aircraft damage or delay occurred.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: While closing cabin Door-2 Left on an A319 aircraft; Mechanic accidentally reached for slide handle and cycled it. When food service personnel opened door from outside; slide pack opened and slide fell onto truck without inflating.

Narrative: [I] performed maintenance by replacing a seal on Door-2Left [on an A319 aircraft]. When closing door; I accidentally reached for slide handle and cycled it; as I closed the door. When food service personnel opened the door; the slide accidentally opened up and slide fell onto truck platform partially; [but] did not inflate. Write-up was made and slide replaced. No aircraft damage or delay occurred.

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.