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An MD80 escape slide was replaced and shipped to the slide shop in an armed condition. Technician reports a new type slide with safety ribbon to remove bottle pin and place in yellow pouch before shipping.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 645163 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200412 |
| Day | Thu |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| ASRS Report | 645163 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : installation |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Chart Or Publication Company Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
I was informed that a slide was received without the lanyard disconnected, and the bottle was not disarmed. I am not sure if I did not install the safety pin. I would appreciate some hands on training, coming from a shop I was not aware of this new type slide. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated a new type slide is coming out and described a flag or ribbon attached to the bottle pin to alert the technician to remove the bottle pin and place it in a yellow pouch for shipping. The technician said the job card has not been revised to call attention to this new slide feature and no training has been given on the slide.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 ESCAPE SLIDE WAS REPLACED AND SHIPPED TO THE SLIDE SHOP IN AN ARMED CONDITION. TECHNICIAN RPTS A NEW TYPE SLIDE WITH SAFETY RIBBON TO REMOVE BOTTLE PIN AND PLACE IN YELLOW POUCH BEFORE SHIPPING.
Narrative: I WAS INFORMED THAT A SLIDE WAS RECEIVED WITHOUT THE LANYARD DISCONNECTED, AND THE BOTTLE WAS NOT DISARMED. I AM NOT SURE IF I DID NOT INSTALL THE SAFETY PIN. I WOULD APPRECIATE SOME HANDS ON TRAINING, COMING FROM A SHOP I WAS NOT AWARE OF THIS NEW TYPE SLIDE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED A NEW TYPE SLIDE IS COMING OUT AND DESCRIBED A FLAG OR RIBBON ATTACHED TO THE BOTTLE PIN TO ALERT THE TECHNICIAN TO REMOVE THE BOTTLE PIN AND PLACE IT IN A YELLOW POUCH FOR SHIPPING. THE TECHNICIAN SAID THE JOB CARD HAS NOT BEEN REVISED TO CALL ATTN TO THIS NEW SLIDE FEATURE AND NO TRAINING HAS BEEN GIVEN ON THE 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.