<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1015985, April 2012

An aircraft inspector reported that during a c-check; a mechanic noticed a firex bottle sense line was not connected in the forward cargo compartment right-hand aft sidewall. Inspector had signed-off for the firex bottle's safety and security on the A320 aircraft approximately two years earlier.

Attributes
ACN	1015985
Time
Date	201204
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Parked
Component
Aircraft Component	Fire Extinguishing
Person 1
Function	Inspector
Qualification	Maintenance Airframe Maintenance Powerplant
Experience	Maintenance Inspector 20 Maintenance Technician 10
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

During c-check visit it was found that the cargo compartment firex bottle had a sense line not connected; as indicated on task card; page five; item J. I verified safety and security of components.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An Aircraft Inspector reported that during a C-Check; a Mechanic noticed a Firex Bottle sense line was not connected in the Forward Cargo Compartment right-hand aft sidewall. Inspector had signed-off for the Firex Bottle's Safety and Security on the A320 aircraft approximately two years earlier.

Narrative: During C-Check Visit it was found that the Cargo Compartment Firex Bottle had a sense line not connected; as indicated on Task Card; Page five; Item J. I verified Safety and Security of components.

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.