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A B737-800 was dispatched in non compliance with an incorrect cabin door escape slide in door 1 right position.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 523865 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200109 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : o90.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-800 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance ground : parked |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : lead technician |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| Experience | maintenance lead technician : 8 maintenance technician : 6 |
| ASRS Report | 523865 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other oversight : supervisor |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Catering accidentally deployed R-1 slide. I called our control center and they ordered a new slide. We installed the slide and dispatched the aircraft. Upon entering the paperwork, we discovered we had installed the wrong part number on the aircraft. I then contacted maintenance control, at which time they informed me that they would correct the problem in YYY, which they did.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-800 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH AN INCORRECT CABIN DOOR ESCAPE SLIDE IN DOOR 1 R POS.
Narrative: CATERING ACCIDENTALLY DEPLOYED R-1 SLIDE. I CALLED OUR CTL CTR AND THEY ORDERED A NEW SLIDE. WE INSTALLED THE SLIDE AND DISPATCHED THE ACFT. UPON ENTERING THE PAPERWORK, WE DISCOVERED WE HAD INSTALLED THE WRONG PART NUMBER ON THE ACFT. I THEN CONTACTED MAINT CTL, AT WHICH TIME THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY WOULD CORRECT THE PROB IN YYY, WHICH THEY DID.
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.