Narrative:

We operated a flight from mem to mia. Arriving mia, we had an aircraft change which was unusual on this trip sequence. Preflight inspection of the new aircraft found a few maintenance problems which maintenance corrected. We departed late for our flight to svva. We were informed that 2 legs and 2 crews after our arrival in svva, the required overwater kits were missing. To the best of our recollection, preflight inspection in mia and all of our flight documents indicated that the overwater kits were on board at the time of our departure. Subsequent crew and their flight documents indicated that the overwater kits were on board. A possible suggestion to prevent future missing kits is to increase security at international locations while aircraft is on the ramp.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FREIGHTER CREW CONCERNED THAT OVERWATER EMER KITS RPTED MISSING 2 LEGS AFTER THEY FLEW AN OVERWATER FLT.

Narrative: WE OPERATED A FLT FROM MEM TO MIA. ARRIVING MIA, WE HAD AN ACFT CHANGE WHICH WAS UNUSUAL ON THIS TRIP SEQUENCE. PREFLT INSPECTION OF THE NEW ACFT FOUND A FEW MAINT PROBS WHICH MAINT CORRECTED. WE DEPARTED LATE FOR OUR FLT TO SVVA. WE WERE INFORMED THAT 2 LEGS AND 2 CREWS AFTER OUR ARR IN SVVA, THE REQUIRED OVERWATER KITS WERE MISSING. TO THE BEST OF OUR RECOLLECTION, PREFLT INSPECTION IN MIA AND ALL OF OUR FLT DOCUMENTS INDICATED THAT THE OVERWATER KITS WERE ON BOARD AT THE TIME OF OUR DEP. SUBSEQUENT CREW AND THEIR FLT DOCUMENTS INDICATED THAT THE OVERWATER KITS WERE ON BOARD. A POSSIBLE SUGGESTION TO PREVENT FUTURE MISSING KITS IS TO INCREASE SECURITY AT INTL LOCATIONS WHILE ACFT IS ON THE RAMP.

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.