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During a flight crew bathroom break; an A319 captain notices the mid and aft-cabin exit location signs were dimly lit. Numerous light bulbs were found inoperative in exit location signs; including the left and right overwing exit marking signs. Concern about maintenance overlooking the exit marking and exit location signs was also noted.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1080390 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201304 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Emergency Exit Lighting |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
During bathroom break (flight crew) I noticed that the mid-cabin and aft-cabin exit location signs were dimly lit. Advised maintenance control via ACARS (early alert) of the discrepancy and made appropriate logbook writeup. After landing went to the aft cabin to inspect light and found five bulbs inoperative in the aft cabin exit location sign and five bulbs inoperative in the mid-cabin exit location sign. Additionally; while in the cabin; noticed and wrote up the left and right overwing exit marking signs. The left sign had four bulbs inop and the right had three bulbs not illuminated. Maintenance routinely overlooks the exit marking and exit location sign that are required to be addressed on their 7-day check. Recommend moving the exit marking and exit location sign checks to a daily check until the fleet is up to our air carrier's [post merger] safety standards.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: During a flight crew bathroom break; an A319 Captain notices the Mid and Aft-cabin EXIT location signs were dimly lit. Numerous light bulbs were found inoperative in EXIT location signs; including the left and right overwing EXIT marking signs. Concern about Maintenance overlooking the EXIT marking and EXIT location signs was also noted.
Narrative: During bathroom break (flight crew) I noticed that the Mid-Cabin and Aft-Cabin EXIT location signs were dimly lit. Advised Maintenance Control via ACARS (Early Alert) of the discrepancy and made appropriate logbook writeup. After landing went to the Aft Cabin to inspect light and found five bulbs inoperative in the Aft Cabin EXIT location sign and five bulbs inoperative in the Mid-Cabin EXIT location sign. Additionally; while in the cabin; noticed and wrote up the left and right overwing EXIT marking signs. The left sign had four bulbs inop and the right had three bulbs not illuminated. Maintenance routinely overlooks the EXIT marking and EXIT location sign that are required to be addressed on their 7-day Check. Recommend moving the EXIT marking and Exit location sign checks to a daily check until the fleet is up to our Air Carrier's [post merger] safety standards.
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.