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A B737-300 was released for service from a heavy maintenance check. A ramp check by an FAA safety inspector found cabin emergency megaphones placards out of date, 50 days overdue.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 638798 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200411 |
| Day | Wed |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzv.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance ground : parked |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| Experience | maintenance technician : 16 |
| ASRS Report | 638798 |
| 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 |
| Independent Detector | other other : 3 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure contributing factor : work cards performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : installation |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Chart Or Publication |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
During the course of the latest Q5 check of aircraft X, I was assigned routine paperwork to install aircraft loose equipment. At some time during the shift, fellow mechanic (mr X) was assigned to work with me. We both worked off of the same job card and worked on different sections of the job card simultaneously. While in the process of accomplishing my work, I witnessed mr X changing the batteries in the megaphones. At the end of the shift, I conferred with mr X about the status of the megaphones. I received a positive response and proceeded to stamp the block. I was informed on dec/wed/04 that a ramp inspection of aforementioned aircraft occurred on nov/wed/04. During the inspection, the forward and aft emergency equipment megaphone placards were found to be out-of-date. Per the incident detail in the FAA letter of concern, the last battery change notated on the megaphone placard was sep/03, approximately 50 days overdue.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-300 WAS RELEASED FOR SVC FROM A HVY MAINT CHK. A RAMP CHK BY AN FAA SAFETY INSPECTOR FOUND CABIN EMER MEGAPHONES PLACARDS OUT OF DATE, 50 DAYS OVERDUE.
Narrative: DURING THE COURSE OF THE LATEST Q5 CHK OF ACFT X, I WAS ASSIGNED ROUTINE PAPERWORK TO INSTALL ACFT LOOSE EQUIP. AT SOME TIME DURING THE SHIFT, FELLOW MECH (MR X) WAS ASSIGNED TO WORK WITH ME. WE BOTH WORKED OFF OF THE SAME JOB CARD AND WORKED ON DIFFERENT SECTIONS OF THE JOB CARD SIMULTANEOUSLY. WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF ACCOMPLISHING MY WORK, I WITNESSED MR X CHANGING THE BATTERIES IN THE MEGAPHONES. AT THE END OF THE SHIFT, I CONFERRED WITH MR X ABOUT THE STATUS OF THE MEGAPHONES. I RECEIVED A POSITIVE RESPONSE AND PROCEEDED TO STAMP THE BLOCK. I WAS INFORMED ON DEC/WED/04 THAT A RAMP INSPECTION OF AFOREMENTIONED ACFT OCCURRED ON NOV/WED/04. DURING THE INSPECTION, THE FORWARD AND AFT EMER EQUIP MEGAPHONE PLACARDS WERE FOUND TO BE OUT-OF-DATE. PER THE INCIDENT DETAIL IN THE FAA LETTER OF CONCERN, THE LAST BATTERY CHANGE NOTATED ON THE MEGAPHONE PLACARD WAS SEP/03, APPROX 50 DAYS OVERDUE.
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.