<< >> NASA ASRS Report 988981, January 2012

A maintenance supervisor reports about two overwing emergency exit hatches that had been installed at opposite positions in the cabin of an emb-145 aircraft. The hatches are interchangeable; only the placard on each hatch determines left and right positions.

Attributes
ACN	988981
Time
Date	201201
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	EMB ERJ 145 ER/LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Parked
Component
Aircraft Component	Emergency Exit
Person 1
Function	Other / Unknown
Qualification	Maintenance Powerplant Maintenance Airframe
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural Maintenance

Narrative:

In ZZZ at company hangar facility in january 2012; the overwing emergency exits on an emb-145 aircraft were installed on opposite sides. I; maintenance supervisor; cross-referenced effectivities to verify that the part numbers [overwing exit hatches] were applicable to both aircraft.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A Maintenance Supervisor reports about two overwing emergency exit hatches that had been installed at opposite positions in the cabin of an EMB-145 aircraft. The hatches are interchangeable; only the placard on each hatch determines left and right positions.

Narrative: In ZZZ at company hangar facility in January 2012; the Overwing Emergency Exits on an EMB-145 aircraft were installed on opposite sides. I; Maintenance Supervisor; cross-referenced effectivities to verify that the part numbers [Overwing Exit hatches] were applicable to both aircraft.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.