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A B767-300 was dispatched in non compliance with a required inspection not completed on the off wing emergency slide door latch after maintenance.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 600073 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200310 |
| Day | Sat |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| Experience | maintenance technician : 4 |
| ASRS Report | 600073 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : manuals contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Chart Or Publication Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
On oct/sat/03, we (another amt and I) were performing operation XXXX, off-wing evacuate/evacuation slide compartment door latch inspection. We deactivated the off-wing slide system per the maintenance manual and proceeded to complete the inspection. Upon completion of the inspection, we then reactivated the off-wing slide system per the maintenance manual and completed operation XXXX paperwork. While signing operation XXXX paperwork, we failed to see the notification of rii (required inspection item) in the corner of all 5 pages of operation XXXX. The rii portion of the inspection was for the reactivation of the off-wing slide. The aircraft was returned to service and the mistake was caught the following morning while double-checking paperwork. Another station (I believe ZZZ1) had to correct our mistake (not sure whether they redid operation XXXX or just inspected reactivation of off-wing slide).
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B767-300 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH A REQUIRED INSPECTION NOT COMPLETED ON THE OFF WING EMER SLIDE DOOR LATCH AFTER MAINT.
Narrative: ON OCT/SAT/03, WE (ANOTHER AMT AND I) WERE PERFORMING OP XXXX, OFF-WING EVAC SLIDE COMPARTMENT DOOR LATCH INSPECTION. WE DEACTIVATED THE OFF-WING SLIDE SYS PER THE MAINT MANUAL AND PROCEEDED TO COMPLETE THE INSPECTION. UPON COMPLETION OF THE INSPECTION, WE THEN REACTIVATED THE OFF-WING SLIDE SYS PER THE MAINT MANUAL AND COMPLETED OP XXXX PAPERWORK. WHILE SIGNING OP XXXX PAPERWORK, WE FAILED TO SEE THE NOTIFICATION OF RII (REQUIRED INSPECTION ITEM) IN THE CORNER OF ALL 5 PAGES OF OP XXXX. THE RII PORTION OF THE INSPECTION WAS FOR THE REACTIVATION OF THE OFF-WING SLIDE. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SVC AND THE MISTAKE WAS CAUGHT THE FOLLOWING MORNING WHILE DOUBLE-CHKING PAPERWORK. ANOTHER STATION (I BELIEVE ZZZ1) HAD TO CORRECT OUR MISTAKE (NOT SURE WHETHER THEY REDID OP XXXX OR JUST INSPECTED REACTIVATION OF OFF-WING SLIDE).
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.