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An A320 was discovered to have the left forward overwing emergency exit door installed incorrectly. Lower hook and bracket not engaged. Corrected door installation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 674113 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200510 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| Experience | maintenance technician : 20 |
| ASRS Report | 674113 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : 2 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : inspection |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Environmental Factor Chart Or Publication Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
During pilot walkaround; noticed left forward emergency overwing exit door was not flush with aircraft fuselage skin. Company line mechanics found lower hook and pivot brackets not engaged at bottom of emergency exit door. This is an rii item when installed. Found no recent history pertaining to door. Company mechanics at ZZZ reinstalled emergency exit door correctly and so noted inspection of maintenance item.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN A320 WAS DISCOVERED TO HAVE THE L FORWARD OVERWING EMER EXIT DOOR INSTALLED INCORRECTLY. LOWER HOOK AND BRACKET NOT ENGAGED. CORRECTED DOOR INSTALLATION.
Narrative: DURING PLT WALKAROUND; NOTICED L FORWARD EMER OVERWING EXIT DOOR WAS NOT FLUSH WITH ACFT FUSELAGE SKIN. COMPANY LINE MECHS FOUND LOWER HOOK AND PIVOT BRACKETS NOT ENGAGED AT BOTTOM OF EMER EXIT DOOR. THIS IS AN RII ITEM WHEN INSTALLED. FOUND NO RECENT HISTORY PERTAINING TO DOOR. COMPANY MECHS AT ZZZ REINSTALLED EMER EXIT DOOR CORRECTLY AND SO NOTED INSPECTION OF MAINT ITEM.
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.