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On an MD83, after passenger seat reconfign, it was found that the seat mounted emergency exit escape path marker lights were not located at the emergency exits.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 469302 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200003 |
| 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-83 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| ASRS Report | 469302 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : non compliance with mel maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : person 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : engineering procedure performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : installation |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance Company |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
It has been observed that on reconfigured MD80 series planes with repitched seat confign, the red escape path marker lights mounted across the aisle from the aft galley service exit is now forward of the exit at row 28. These seat-mounted lights should be across the aisle from the actual exit fore and aft points.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ON AN MD83, AFTER PAX SEAT RECONFIGN, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE SEAT MOUNTED EMER EXIT ESCAPE PATH MARKER LIGHTS WERE NOT LOCATED AT THE EMER EXITS.
Narrative: IT HAS BEEN OBSERVED THAT ON RECONFIGURED MD80 SERIES PLANES WITH REPITCHED SEAT CONFIGN, THE RED ESCAPE PATH MARKER LIGHTS MOUNTED ACROSS THE AISLE FROM THE AFT GALLEY SVC EXIT IS NOW FORWARD OF THE EXIT AT ROW 28. THESE SEAT-MOUNTED LIGHTS SHOULD BE ACROSS THE AISLE FROM THE ACTUAL EXIT FORE AND AFT POINTS.
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.