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A B737-300 was dispatched and operated with the forward cabin attendant seatbelts installed incorrectly.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 650273 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200502 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| ASRS Report | 650273 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : work cards contributing factor : manuals performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : inspection |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Chart Or Publication Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
This aircraft was 'B/C' check on feb/fri/05. Forward flight attendant seatbelts were worn. After belts were replaced; I checked for installation (wall attach -- cotter keys). I failed to notice that they were backwards. Aircraft remained on ground. Now feb/sat/05 for passenger seat replacement which was completed monday evening. Aircraft remained on ground until XA50 flight to XXX mar/mon/05. After roundtrip; pilot entered in logbook seatbelts installed backwards. After reviewing air traffic area 25; I was unable to find clear installation of this type of seatbelt.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-300 WAS DISPATCHED AND OPERATED WITH THE FORWARD CABIN ATTENDANT SEATBELTS INSTALLED INCORRECTLY.
Narrative: THIS ACFT WAS 'B/C' CHK ON FEB/FRI/05. FORWARD FLT ATTENDANT SEATBELTS WERE WORN. AFTER BELTS WERE REPLACED; I CHKED FOR INSTALLATION (WALL ATTACH -- COTTER KEYS). I FAILED TO NOTICE THAT THEY WERE BACKWARDS. ACFT REMAINED ON GND. NOW FEB/SAT/05 FOR PAX SEAT REPLACEMENT WHICH WAS COMPLETED MONDAY EVENING. ACFT REMAINED ON GND UNTIL XA50 FLT TO XXX MAR/MON/05. AFTER ROUNDTRIP; PLT ENTERED IN LOGBOOK SEATBELTS INSTALLED BACKWARDS. AFTER REVIEWING ATA 25; I WAS UNABLE TO FIND CLR INSTALLATION OF THIS TYPE OF SEATBELT.
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.