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A B747-400 was dispatched with a #4 left door escape slide improperly installed preventing escape slide deployment.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 412649 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199802 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : mri |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B747-400 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 412649 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
This happened on feb/xa/98, just now informed. I do not recall this problem. I followed the required inspection item book, and as a last check I checked to see the pin and cable was hooked up, pin removed. On a routine deployment of slide 4L, FAA and maintenance found it would not deploy. They found the pins installed and cable not hooked up, pins taped to side.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B747-400 WAS DISPATCHED WITH A #4 L DOOR ESCAPE SLIDE IMPROPERLY INSTALLED PREVENTING ESCAPE SLIDE DEPLOYMENT.
Narrative: THIS HAPPENED ON FEB/XA/98, JUST NOW INFORMED. I DO NOT RECALL THIS PROB. I FOLLOWED THE REQUIRED INSPECTION ITEM BOOK, AND AS A LAST CHK I CHKED TO SEE THE PIN AND CABLE WAS HOOKED UP, PIN REMOVED. ON A ROUTINE DEPLOYMENT OF SLIDE 4L, FAA AND MAINT FOUND IT WOULD NOT DEPLOY. THEY FOUND THE PINS INSTALLED AND CABLE NOT HOOKED UP, PINS TAPED TO SIDE.
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.