The flight crew operated the airplane without required emergency exit lights.

Attributes
ACN	319203
Time
Date	199510
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : iah
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	319203
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 255 flight time total : 6800 flight time type : 1600
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far non adherence other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

This event is a result of the aircraft coming out of maintenance and not having all the required emergency equipment on board. Our procedure at our airline is to have the flight attendants check the equipment aft of the cockpit door prior to the first flight, and report to the captain any abnormalities. On this particular day, the flight attendant reported to me that the equipment had been checked, and by stating that, the captain assumes all equipment is in working order. We flew 5 legs that day with no emergency exit lights over the overwing exit. It wasn't until the next day that it was brought to the attention of the captain flying after he had flown one leg. Aircraft was taken OTS and lights were installed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: THE FLC OPERATED THE AIRPLANE WITHOUT REQUIRED EMER EXIT LIGHTS.

Narrative: THIS EVENT IS A RESULT OF THE ACFT COMING OUT OF MAINT AND NOT HAVING ALL THE REQUIRED EMER EQUIP ON BOARD. OUR PROC AT OUR AIRLINE IS TO HAVE THE FLT ATTENDANTS CHK THE EQUIP AFT OF THE COCKPIT DOOR PRIOR TO THE FIRST FLT, AND RPT TO THE CAPT ANY ABNORMALITIES. ON THIS PARTICULAR DAY, THE FLT ATTENDANT RPTED TO ME THAT THE EQUIP HAD BEEN CHKED, AND BY STATING THAT, THE CAPT ASSUMES ALL EQUIP IS IN WORKING ORDER. WE FLEW 5 LEGS THAT DAY WITH NO EMER EXIT LIGHTS OVER THE OVERWING EXIT. IT WASN'T UNTIL THE NEXT DAY THAT IT WAS BROUGHT TO THE ATTN OF THE CAPT FLYING AFTER HE HAD FLOWN ONE LEG. ACFT WAS TAKEN OTS AND LIGHTS WERE INSTALLED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.