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2 MD80 door escape slides were received in the slide overhaul shop with the firing cable still installed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 649229 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200402 |
| Day | Mon |
| 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 | 649229 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| ASRS Report | 647618 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation 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 : manuals performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Chart Or Publication |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Door slides shipped with firing cable connected. Improper packing for shipment to slide shop. The manual inflation handle must be disconnected prior to shipping and was not. On aircraft X on feb/mon/05 and also aircraft Y on feb/mon/05. I understand the order of events for removing and shipping slides as per the maintenance manual 25-62-002. The manual calls for the manual inflation handle to be disconnected when the slide is removed from aircraft, but the prepare for shipping only says to install lock pin.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: 2 MD80 DOOR ESCAPE SLIDES WERE RECEIVED IN THE SLIDE OVERHAUL SHOP WITH THE FIRING CABLE STILL INSTALLED.
Narrative: DOOR SLIDES SHIPPED WITH FIRING CABLE CONNECTED. IMPROPER PACKING FOR SHIPMENT TO SLIDE SHOP. THE MANUAL INFLATION HANDLE MUST BE DISCONNECTED PRIOR TO SHIPPING AND WAS NOT. ON ACFT X ON FEB/MON/05 AND ALSO ACFT Y ON FEB/MON/05. I UNDERSTAND THE ORDER OF EVENTS FOR REMOVING AND SHIPPING SLIDES AS PER THE MAINT MANUAL 25-62-002. THE MANUAL CALLS FOR THE MANUAL INFLATION HANDLE TO BE DISCONNECTED WHEN THE SLIDE IS REMOVED FROM ACFT, BUT THE PREPARE FOR SHIPPING ONLY SAYS TO INSTALL LOCK PIN.
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.