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Mechanic reports md-80 door escape slides were being removed at line stations and not pinned; or improperly pinned; and shipped by air to their maintenance base.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 802921 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200805 |
| 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 |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| Experience | maintenance repairman : 10 |
| ASRS Report | 802921 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : engineering procedure contributing factor : briefing performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : repair |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Chart Or Publication Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Slides were being removed at line stations and being improperly pinned or safetied. From there; they were being shipped via air to the maintenance base at ZZZ. Notices have been sent to the line stations with pictures of the correct way to pin the slide bottle. There has also been a second signoff on the work card. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated his carrier was quite concerned about the improper slide pin installations prior to shipping by air. Some slides had pins installed; but not in the proper position. Special maintenance bulletins with pictures were published addressing correct pin locations. Also; engineering added an additional signoff to their maintenance work cards to include a lead signature to verify correct pin installation prior to removal and shipping of slide.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MECHANIC REPORTS MD-80 DOOR ESCAPE SLIDES WERE BEING REMOVED AT LINE STATIONS AND NOT PINNED; OR IMPROPERLY PINNED; AND SHIPPED BY AIR TO THEIR MAINT BASE.
Narrative: SLIDES WERE BEING REMOVED AT LINE STATIONS AND BEING IMPROPERLY PINNED OR SAFETIED. FROM THERE; THEY WERE BEING SHIPPED VIA AIR TO THE MAINT BASE AT ZZZ. NOTICES HAVE BEEN SENT TO THE LINE STATIONS WITH PICTURES OF THE CORRECT WAY TO PIN THE SLIDE BOTTLE. THERE HAS ALSO BEEN A SECOND SIGNOFF ON THE WORK CARD. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: REPORTER STATED HIS CARRIER WAS QUITE CONCERNED ABOUT THE IMPROPER SLIDE PIN INSTALLATIONS PRIOR TO SHIPPING BY AIR. SOME SLIDES HAD PINS INSTALLED; BUT NOT IN THE PROPER POSITION. SPECIAL MAINT BULLETINS WITH PICTURES WERE PUBLISHED ADDRESSING CORRECT PIN LOCATIONS. ALSO; ENGINEERING ADDED AN ADDITIONAL SIGNOFF TO THEIR MAINT WORK CARDS TO INCLUDE A LEAD SIGNATURE TO VERIFY CORRECT PIN INSTALLATION PRIOR TO REMOVAL AND SHIPPING OF SLIDE.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.