Narrative:

On jul/xa/98 aircraft xyz arrived at ZZZ gate yz with the aft galley door evacuate/evacuation slide cover loose and evacuate/evacuation slide laying on the aft galley floor with the deployment wire broken. I removed evacuate/evacuation slide and installed new evacuate/evacuation slide part number axax per maintenance manual 25-62-00-2-2. On nov/xb/98 it was brought to my attention that I inadvertently left the inflation valve lock pin installed on the svcable part. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the lock pin was allegedly discovered installed at a 'B' check. The reporter said the slide was installed per the maintenance manual and the manual clearly states to remove the valve lock pin and is certain it was removed. The reporter stated that the mechanic who assisted in the installation was positive the pin was removed. The reporter said it appeared that it was the reporter's word against the person who reported discovery of the pin. The reporter and the mechanic who assisted in the installation made 2 attempts to install a slide with the pin in place in the aft galley door and found the slide will not allow the slide cover to close and fit properly. Callback conversation with reporter acn 420218 revealed the following information: the reporter stated the slide was installed per the maintenance manual procedure and the cover fit perfectly. The reporter said 2 slides were installed by the reporter for information purposes and it was discovered with the pin installed the slide cover will not fit properly. The reporter stated another mechanic attempted the same experiment with the same result, the slide cover would not fit. The reporter said the pin also has a 2 ft red streamer attached to the pin that would possibly hang out in the lower part of the door.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 WAS DISPATCHED WITH THE AFT GALLEY SLIDE INSTALLED IMPROPERLY AND UNUSABLE DUE TO THE INFLATION VALVE LOCKPIN WAS NOT REMOVED.

Narrative: ON JUL/XA/98 ACFT XYZ ARRIVED AT ZZZ GATE YZ WITH THE AFT GALLEY DOOR EVAC SLIDE COVER LOOSE AND EVAC SLIDE LAYING ON THE AFT GALLEY FLOOR WITH THE DEPLOYMENT WIRE BROKEN. I REMOVED EVAC SLIDE AND INSTALLED NEW EVAC SLIDE PART NUMBER AXAX PER MAINT MANUAL 25-62-00-2-2. ON NOV/XB/98 IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTN THAT I INADVERTENTLY LEFT THE INFLATION VALVE LOCK PIN INSTALLED ON THE SVCABLE PART. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE LOCK PIN WAS ALLEGEDLY DISCOVERED INSTALLED AT A 'B' CHK. THE RPTR SAID THE SLIDE WAS INSTALLED PER THE MAINT MANUAL AND THE MANUAL CLRLY STATES TO REMOVE THE VALVE LOCK PIN AND IS CERTAIN IT WAS REMOVED. THE RPTR STATED THAT THE MECH WHO ASSISTED IN THE INSTALLATION WAS POSITIVE THE PIN WAS REMOVED. THE RPTR SAID IT APPEARED THAT IT WAS THE RPTR'S WORD AGAINST THE PERSON WHO RPTED DISCOVERY OF THE PIN. THE RPTR AND THE MECH WHO ASSISTED IN THE INSTALLATION MADE 2 ATTEMPTS TO INSTALL A SLIDE WITH THE PIN IN PLACE IN THE AFT GALLEY DOOR AND FOUND THE SLIDE WILL NOT ALLOW THE SLIDE COVER TO CLOSE AND FIT PROPERLY. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR ACN 420218 REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE SLIDE WAS INSTALLED PER THE MAINT MANUAL PROC AND THE COVER FIT PERFECTLY. THE RPTR SAID 2 SLIDES WERE INSTALLED BY THE RPTR FOR INFO PURPOSES AND IT WAS DISCOVERED WITH THE PIN INSTALLED THE SLIDE COVER WILL NOT FIT PROPERLY. THE RPTR STATED ANOTHER MECH ATTEMPTED THE SAME EXPERIMENT WITH THE SAME RESULT, THE SLIDE COVER WOULD NOT FIT. THE RPTR SAID THE PIN ALSO HAS A 2 FT RED STREAMER ATTACHED TO THE PIN THAT WOULD POSSIBLY HANG OUT IN THE LOWER PART OF THE DOOR.

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.