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A maintenance supervisor was informed that he allowed a B767-400 aircraft to depart with non-operating latches for a cabin overhead luggage bin that contained emergency equipment. Tape had been applied to help keep the bin closed in flight; but was not documented. Concerns about meeting aircraft departure schedules were also noted.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 993551 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201201 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B767-400 and 400 ER |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Overhead Bins Latches |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Other / Unknown |
| Qualification | Maintenance Avionics Maintenance Airframe Maintenance Powerplant |
| Experience | Maintenance Lead Technician 6 Maintenance Technician 22 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural FAR |
Narrative:
[I got a] last minute call for a broke [luggage] head bin at seat row xxab. Bin was fixed but the bin next to it; row yyab; was [also] broken. Work was in progress to fix bin yyab; which I was not aware of. On the company radio; I was in contact with the flight crew. After talking with the flight attendants; the flight crew informed me that the problem was fixed. In order to continue on time I canceled the write-up for the broken bin at row yyab.after the aircraft departed; I was informed that the latches on bin at yyab were not operational and that tape was on the bin to help keep it closed. The bin contained emergency equipment. I contacted maintenance control to let them know what was going on. They gave ZZZ1 a heads-up on the incoming problem. When the aircraft landed; ZZZ1 was able to fix the overhead bin. If I would have insisted that the aircraft come back to the gate [in ZZZ]; the problem would have been properly addressed before departure from ZZZ. I was in a rush to get the aircraft out on time; I didn't take the time for safety.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A Maintenance Supervisor was informed that he allowed a B767-400 aircraft to depart with non-operating latches for a cabin overhead luggage bin that contained emergency equipment. Tape had been applied to help keep the bin closed in flight; but was not documented. Concerns about meeting aircraft departure schedules were also noted.
Narrative: [I got a] last minute call for a broke [luggage] head bin at seat Row XXAB. Bin was fixed but the bin next to it; Row YYAB; was [also] broken. Work was in progress to fix bin YYAB; which I was not aware of. On the company radio; I was in contact with the flight crew. After talking with the flight attendants; the flight crew informed me that the problem was fixed. In order to continue on time I canceled the write-up for the broken bin at Row YYAB.After the aircraft departed; I was informed that the latches on bin at YYAB were not operational and that tape was on the bin to help keep it closed. The bin contained emergency equipment. I contacted Maintenance Control to let them know what was going on. They gave ZZZ1 a heads-up on the incoming problem. When the aircraft landed; ZZZ1 was able to fix the overhead bin. If I would have insisted that the aircraft come back to the gate [in ZZZ]; the problem would have been properly addressed before departure from ZZZ. I was in a rush to get the aircraft out on time; I didn't take the time for safety.
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.