A B757-200 was maintenance ferried to a maintenance facility for door 1R slide replacement. Maintenance on arrival cleared the slide replacement write-up and dispatched the airplane with the slide still safetied and unusable.

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Attributes
ACN	699700
Time
Date	200605
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 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	699700
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : inspector
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other other : 3
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : logbook entry
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Chart Or Publication Aircraft Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

Caterer knocked door 1R slide pack loose. Inspector was called to inspect slide. Door was found with slide static lines; d-ring strap and slide strap hanging from bottom of slide pack. Slide pack was pinned to prevent inadvertent deployment. We had no slide in stock. It was agreed that slide should be removed and door inspected for damage. Before slide was removed; we were told air carrier X would ferry out. A type ii ferry permit was granted; and the door was inspected for being closed and secure along with slide pack secure and not impacting the door security. At the down line station; the original write-up was signed off 're-secured lower strap to bustle.' the air carrier X then departed there and went to ZZZ. Company line maintenance in the meantime contacted me for further information about what we found and what we thought should be done. He then made a callout to have the door slide inspected; upon which they found the slide pack still safetied.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757-200 WAS MAINT FERRIED TO A MAINT FACILITY FOR DOOR 1R SLIDE REPLACEMENT. MAINT ON ARR CLRED THE SLIDE REPLACEMENT WRITE-UP AND DISPATCHED THE AIRPLANE WITH THE SLIDE STILL SAFETIED AND UNUSABLE.

Narrative: CATERER KNOCKED DOOR 1R SLIDE PACK LOOSE. INSPECTOR WAS CALLED TO INSPECT SLIDE. DOOR WAS FOUND WITH SLIDE STATIC LINES; D-RING STRAP AND SLIDE STRAP HANGING FROM BOTTOM OF SLIDE PACK. SLIDE PACK WAS PINNED TO PREVENT INADVERTENT DEPLOYMENT. WE HAD NO SLIDE IN STOCK. IT WAS AGREED THAT SLIDE SHOULD BE REMOVED AND DOOR INSPECTED FOR DAMAGE. BEFORE SLIDE WAS REMOVED; WE WERE TOLD ACR X WOULD FERRY OUT. A TYPE II FERRY PERMIT WAS GRANTED; AND THE DOOR WAS INSPECTED FOR BEING CLOSED AND SECURE ALONG WITH SLIDE PACK SECURE AND NOT IMPACTING THE DOOR SECURITY. AT THE DOWN LINE STATION; THE ORIGINAL WRITE-UP WAS SIGNED OFF 'RE-SECURED LOWER STRAP TO BUSTLE.' THE ACR X THEN DEPARTED THERE AND WENT TO ZZZ. COMPANY LINE MAINT IN THE MEANTIME CONTACTED ME FOR FURTHER INFO ABOUT WHAT WE FOUND AND WHAT WE THOUGHT SHOULD BE DONE. HE THEN MADE A CALLOUT TO HAVE THE DOOR SLIDE INSPECTED; UPON WHICH THEY FOUND THE SLIDE PACK STILL SAFETIED.

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.