An airbus 300-600 was dispatched with cockpit safety placards not removed after engine change.

Attributes
ACN	429118
Time
Date	199901
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked ground : maintenance
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : technician
Qualification	technician : powerplant technician : airframe
ASRS Report	429118
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : no. 2 engine indications
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

On jan/xb/99 I was assigned to aircraft xyz right engine removal and replacement. I had signed off maintenance work card xzbyxx, page 3, step 5 (preparation for engine removal) as accomplished. I pulled all required breakers on the breaker panel and placed (placard wyxz) air carrier aircraft maintenance accident prevention sign placard on the center console of aircraft cockpit to act as a warning notice to anyone entering this area. It is common practice at air carrier to use this placard for notification of work being performed on aircraft by maintenance. All of air carrier fleets are equipped with this notice in the cockpit area.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN AIRBUS 300-600 WAS DISPATCHED WITH COCKPIT SAFETY PLACARDS NOT REMOVED AFTER ENG CHANGE.

Narrative: ON JAN/XB/99 I WAS ASSIGNED TO ACFT XYZ R ENG REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT. I HAD SIGNED OFF MAINT WORK CARD XZBYXX, PAGE 3, STEP 5 (PREPARATION FOR ENG REMOVAL) AS ACCOMPLISHED. I PULLED ALL REQUIRED BREAKERS ON THE BREAKER PANEL AND PLACED (PLACARD WYXZ) ACR ACFT MAINT ACCIDENT PREVENTION SIGN PLACARD ON THE CTR CONSOLE OF ACFT COCKPIT TO ACT AS A WARNING NOTICE TO ANYONE ENTERING THIS AREA. IT IS COMMON PRACTICE AT ACR TO USE THIS PLACARD FOR NOTIFICATION OF WORK BEING PERFORMED ON ACFT BY MAINT. ALL OF ACR FLEETS ARE EQUIPPED WITH THIS NOTICE IN THE COCKPIT AREA.

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.