An airbus 300 was dispatched in non compliance with a flight attendant life vest container door latch deferred as inoperative, but placarded incorrectly.

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Attributes
ACN	481747
Time
Date	200007
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
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 : maintenance ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : technician
Qualification	technician : airframe technician : powerplant
ASRS Report	481747
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	oversight : supervisor
Qualification	technician : powerplant technician : airframe
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : non compliance with mel maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other other : person 1
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : manuals contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : repair
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Chart Or Publication Cabin Crew Human Performance Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

On jul/xa/00, maintenance control called for a placard for the 4L flight attendant jump seat life vest container latch. Mechanic reported the latch was difficult to keep latched. Flight attendant jump seat life vest was placarded under MEL 25-10A. Should have been 25-106 for overwater operations. Latch was replaced.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN AIRBUS 300 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH A FLT ATTENDANT LIFE VEST CONTAINER DOOR LATCH DEFERRED AS INOP, BUT PLACARDED INCORRECTLY.

Narrative: ON JUL/XA/00, MAINT CTL CALLED FOR A PLACARD FOR THE 4L FLT ATTENDANT JUMP SEAT LIFE VEST CONTAINER LATCH. MECH RPTED THE LATCH WAS DIFFICULT TO KEEP LATCHED. FLT ATTENDANT JUMP SEAT LIFE VEST WAS PLACARDED UNDER MEL 25-10A. SHOULD HAVE BEEN 25-106 FOR OVERWATER OPS. LATCH WAS REPLACED.

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.