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B737 maintenance technician reported that incorrect parts were installed on passenger emergency exit slide packs.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1630792 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201903 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Technician |
| Qualification | Maintenance Airframe Maintenance Powerplant |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
When I was assigned to the slide shop I installed o-rings from the goodrich parts cabinet that have been determined to have the wrong effectivity. I also installed yellow electrical tape supplied by company on air cruiser slides as instructed. This tape was also found to have the incorrect effectivity.buyers or whoever purchases parts for components should check effectivity for components they are to be used on; and alert supervisors and mechanics when manufacturer makes changes or upgrades to parts.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737 Maintenance Technician reported that incorrect parts were installed on passenger emergency exit slide packs.
Narrative: When I was assigned to the slide shop I installed O-rings from the Goodrich parts cabinet that have been determined to have the wrong effectivity. I also installed yellow electrical tape supplied by company on Air Cruiser Slides as instructed. This tape was also found to have the incorrect effectivity.Buyers or whoever purchases parts for components should check effectivity for components they are to be used on; and alert Supervisors and mechanics when manufacturer makes changes or upgrades to parts.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.