A slide shop technician reports on receiving armed slides. Carrier now following up on technicians sending in armed slides. Maintenance manual procedures revised by engineering and baco.

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Attributes
ACN	646856
Time
Date	200502
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : zzz.tower
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
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : technician
ASRS Report	646856
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 : 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	contributing factor : work cards performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Company Maintenance Human Performance Chart Or Publication Environmental Factor
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 slide shop; and all shipping personnel in between. Received from ZZZ from mr X. Action taken: ensure that safety pin is inserted in bottle; and carefully disconnected firing cable. Contributing factors: either the mechanic is not using the proper procedures or needs some additional training.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A SLIDE SHOP TECHNICIAN RPTS ON RECEIVING ARMED SLIDES. CARRIER NOW FOLLOWING UP ON TECHNICIANS SENDING IN ARMED SLIDES. MAINT MANUAL PROCS REVISED BY ENGINEERING AND BACO.

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 SLIDE SHOP; AND ALL SHIPPING PERSONNEL IN BTWN. RECEIVED FROM ZZZ FROM MR X. ACTION TAKEN: ENSURE THAT SAFETY PIN IS INSERTED IN BOTTLE; AND CAREFULLY DISCONNECTED FIRING CABLE. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: EITHER THE MECH IS NOT USING THE PROPER PROCS OR NEEDS SOME ADDITIONAL TRAINING.

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.