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An MD80 was allegedly dispatched in non compliance with a door emergency escape slide not operative due to failure to remove an inflation valve safety pin.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 461876 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199904 |
| Day | Thu |
| 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 | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : inspector |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : inspection authority technician : powerplant |
| ASRS Report | 461876 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| ASRS Report | 461875 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : testing performance deficiency : inspection |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
I was informed of an alleged potential for violation. The alleged discrepancy is that I performed an rii on an aircraft xyz. The discrepancy was an inflation valve lock pin was not removed from the valve cover plate after installation on the aircraft. The person who performed the work and I both agree that the pin was removed and used to secure the unsvcable unit. Since a pin can be found in a pouch on the slide, we feel that it was used to secure the slide at another date after being installed at ZZZ.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 WAS ALLEGEDLY DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH A DOOR EMER ESCAPE SLIDE NOT OPERATIVE DUE TO FAILURE TO REMOVE AN INFLATION VALVE SAFETY PIN.
Narrative: I WAS INFORMED OF AN ALLEGED POTENTIAL FOR VIOLATION. THE ALLEGED DISCREPANCY IS THAT I PERFORMED AN RII ON AN ACFT XYZ. THE DISCREPANCY WAS AN INFLATION VALVE LOCK PIN WAS NOT REMOVED FROM THE VALVE COVER PLATE AFTER INSTALLATION ON THE ACFT. THE PERSON WHO PERFORMED THE WORK AND I BOTH AGREE THAT THE PIN WAS REMOVED AND USED TO SECURE THE UNSVCABLE UNIT. SINCE A PIN CAN BE FOUND IN A POUCH ON THE SLIDE, WE FEEL THAT IT WAS USED TO SECURE THE SLIDE AT ANOTHER DATE AFTER BEING INSTALLED AT ZZZ.
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.