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An escape slide shop technician reports receiving 2 MD80 slides still in the armed condition. Firing cables still attached to bottle pins.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 645180 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200501 |
| 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 : parked |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| ASRS Report | 645180 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| ASRS Report | 645183 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : training performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Chart Or Publication Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Slide arrived in slide shop with firing cable still connected. This is a safety concern to the mechanic removing the slide; the mechanic in the shop; and all shipping personnel in between. Ensure that the safety pin is inserted in the bottle; and carefully disconnect firing cable. Either the mechanic does not understand the removable procedures; or is not using the information. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: due to the frequency of the armed slides being received in the slide shop and the danger to shop personnel and anyone handling the armed slides in transit and the apparent failure of management to correct the situation; the reporter was counseled to use the FAA hotline.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ESCAPE SLIDE SHOP TECHNICIAN RPTS RECEIVING 2 MD80 SLIDES STILL IN THE ARMED CONDITION. FIRING CABLES STILL ATTACHED TO BOTTLE PINS.
Narrative: SLIDE ARRIVED IN SLIDE SHOP WITH FIRING CABLE STILL CONNECTED. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN TO THE MECH REMOVING THE SLIDE; THE MECH IN THE SHOP; AND ALL SHIPPING PERSONNEL IN BTWN. ENSURE THAT THE SAFETY PIN IS INSERTED IN THE BOTTLE; AND CAREFULLY DISCONNECT FIRING CABLE. EITHER THE MECH DOES NOT UNDERSTAND THE REMOVABLE PROCS; OR IS NOT USING THE INFO. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: DUE TO THE FREQUENCY OF THE ARMED SLIDES BEING RECEIVED IN THE SLIDE SHOP AND THE DANGER TO SHOP PERSONNEL AND ANYONE HANDLING THE ARMED SLIDES IN TRANSIT AND THE APPARENT FAILURE OF MGMNT TO CORRECT THE SIT; THE RPTR WAS COUNSELED TO USE THE FAA HOTLINE.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.