An airbus 300 escape slide airworthiness directive may not have been done correctly due to the air c...

Attributes
ACN	412950
Time
Date	199808
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A300
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	412950
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I was informed yesterday, aug/xa/98 around XA00, that there were concerns with an airworthiness directive xyzyz that I audited in oct/92, concerning the A300 evacuate/evacuation slides. The airworthiness directive paperwork package was in compliance with the xyz airlines engineering procedure manual, as far as the accomplishment procedure and the verification. Unfortunately, there was a component that needed to be modified with a new part and re-idented with new a dash number as part of the manufacturer's service bulletin. This component was not included in the issued paperwork to be modified in accordance with the service bulletin. Checking the airworthiness directive accomplishment paperwork package, it was impossible for me to determine if the repair facility had accomplished all detailed steps in the service bulletin and in accordance with our engineering specification order. We can only verify that the slide assembly is idented with the new part number which reflects the service bulletin corporation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN AIRBUS 300 ESCAPE SLIDE AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE MAY NOT HAVE BEEN DONE CORRECTLY DUE TO THE ACR JOB CARD FOR AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE ACCOMPLISHMENT OMITTED A NEW COMPONENT REPLACEMENT.

Narrative: I WAS INFORMED YESTERDAY, AUG/XA/98 AROUND XA00, THAT THERE WERE CONCERNS WITH AN AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE XYZYZ THAT I AUDITED IN OCT/92, CONCERNING THE A300 EVAC SLIDES. THE AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE PAPERWORK PACKAGE WAS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE XYZ AIRLINES ENGINEERING PROC MANUAL, AS FAR AS THE ACCOMPLISHMENT PROC AND THE VERIFICATION. UNFORTUNATELY, THERE WAS A COMPONENT THAT NEEDED TO BE MODIFIED WITH A NEW PART AND RE-IDENTED WITH NEW A DASH NUMBER AS PART OF THE MANUFACTURER'S SVC BULLETIN. THIS COMPONENT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE ISSUED PAPERWORK TO BE MODIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SVC BULLETIN. CHKING THE AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE ACCOMPLISHMENT PAPERWORK PACKAGE, IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO DETERMINE IF THE REPAIR FACILITY HAD ACCOMPLISHED ALL DETAILED STEPS IN THE SVC BULLETIN AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR ENGINEERING SPEC ORDER. WE CAN ONLY VERIFY THAT THE SLIDE ASSEMBLY IS IDENTED WITH THE NEW PART NUMBER WHICH REFLECTS THE SVC BULLETIN CORPORATION.

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.

An airbus 300 escape slide airworthiness directive may not have been done correctly due to the air carrier job card for airworthiness directive accomplishment omitted a new component replacement.