Narrative:

Aircraft returned to service on feb/thu/03 at XA00Z. Post C-1 check at ZZZ. I (the quality check inspector) on board flight ZZZ to ZZZ1, was informed by the flight crew that the overwing emergency exits indicated not armed, just prior to taxi out, engines running. I proceeded to investigate why the emergency exits were not armed. I removed both upper inside covers, but could not see properly without a light, so I walked to the front of the plane to get my flashlight. I was then told by the captain to put the covers back on. The captain decided to continue due non-revenue flight back to ZZZ1. Shortly after takeoff, a ground spoiler 5 fault appeared on ECAM. Upon arrival at ZZZ1, I noticed that the captain was handling the logbook, presumably to enter the maintenance items. I was advised that the ground spoiler 5 fault was entered into the logbook, but did not log the overwing exits item. I proceeded to give a verbal account of the item to a maintenance supervisor who then had the item written up after completion of a routine daily check prior to return to revenue service.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN AIRBUS 320 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE ON A POSITIONING FERRY FLT WITH THE OVERWING EMER EXITS NOT ARMING AND NOT ENTERED IN THE LOGBOOK.

Narrative: ACFT RETURNED TO SVC ON FEB/THU/03 AT XA00Z. POST C-1 CHK AT ZZZ. I (THE QUALITY CHK INSPECTOR) ON BOARD FLT ZZZ TO ZZZ1, WAS INFORMED BY THE FLT CREW THAT THE OVERWING EMER EXITS INDICATED NOT ARMED, JUST PRIOR TO TAXI OUT, ENGS RUNNING. I PROCEEDED TO INVESTIGATE WHY THE EMER EXITS WERE NOT ARMED. I REMOVED BOTH UPPER INSIDE COVERS, BUT COULD NOT SEE PROPERLY WITHOUT A LIGHT, SO I WALKED TO THE FRONT OF THE PLANE TO GET MY FLASHLIGHT. I WAS THEN TOLD BY THE CAPT TO PUT THE COVERS BACK ON. THE CAPT DECIDED TO CONTINUE DUE NON-REVENUE FLT BACK TO ZZZ1. SHORTLY AFTER TKOF, A GND SPOILER 5 FAULT APPEARED ON ECAM. UPON ARR AT ZZZ1, I NOTICED THAT THE CAPT WAS HANDLING THE LOGBOOK, PRESUMABLY TO ENTER THE MAINT ITEMS. I WAS ADVISED THAT THE GND SPOILER 5 FAULT WAS ENTERED INTO THE LOGBOOK, BUT DID NOT LOG THE OVERWING EXITS ITEM. I PROCEEDED TO GIVE A VERBAL ACCOUNT OF THE ITEM TO A MAINT SUPVR WHO THEN HAD THE ITEM WRITTEN UP AFTER COMPLETION OF A ROUTINE DAILY CHK PRIOR TO RETURN TO REVENUE SVC.

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.