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A B767-300 was dispatched in non compliance with an overwing emergency exit light non standard white cover installed. Required red lens installed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 606534 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200401 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : ric.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| ASRS Report | 606534 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | observation : air carrier inspector |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : person 2 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : installation |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
A white color lens was put on emergency light for overwing exit 5 days prior to its visit at ZZZ and I failed to notice that a red color lens should have been installed instead during an overnight check.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B767-300 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH AN OVERWING EMER EXIT LIGHT NON STANDARD WHITE COVER INSTALLED. REQUIRED RED LENS INSTALLED.
Narrative: A WHITE COLOR LENS WAS PUT ON EMER LIGHT FOR OVERWING EXIT 5 DAYS PRIOR TO ITS VISIT AT ZZZ AND I FAILED TO NOTICE THAT A RED COLOR LENS SHOULD HAVE BEEN INSTALLED INSTEAD DURING AN OVERNIGHT CHK.
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.