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A mechanic at the departure airport failed to address a loose wire to an emergency exit; suggesting the flight attendant have it checked at their destination. The flight attendant did not advise the flight crew until enroute.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 853387 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200909 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Emergency Exit Lighting |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 222 Flight Crew Type 8000 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Flight Attendant (On Duty) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Departed uneventfully. Enroute to mci a flight attendant calls up and said there is a wire hanging out below the wheelchair compartment door. She wasn't sure what it was; and could not tell me any specifics. I told her we would have it checked in mci. After arrival; maintenance took a look at it and told me it was the emergency exit light below the wheelchair compartment door. He told me that she had told maintenance in our departing city and that our maintenance person told her to have them check it in another city.the flight attendant never mentioned it to me or the first officer until we were halfway to mci. Obviously; if I had known about the issue in our departing city; I would have had it repaired. This is a no-go item and the maintenance guy should have let me know about this. A logbook writeup was completed. Our maintenance did not have the part to fix it. We swapped aircraft and continued on to our next destination. If I don't know something is broken it can't be fixed. I'm surprised that any maintenance person would let something like this go unattended. Also; I think flight attendants should be a little more pro-active keeping myself and the first officer in the loop.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A mechanic at the departure airport failed to address a loose wire to an emergency exit; suggesting the flight attendant have it checked at their destination. The flight attendant did not advise the flight crew until enroute.
Narrative: Departed uneventfully. Enroute to MCI a flight attendant calls up and said there is a wire hanging out below the wheelchair compartment door. She wasn't sure what it was; and could not tell me any specifics. I told her we would have it checked in MCI. After arrival; Maintenance took a look at it and told me it was the emergency exit light below the wheelchair compartment door. He told me that she had told Maintenance in our departing city and that our maintenance person told her to have them check it in another city.The flight attendant never mentioned it to me or the First Officer until we were halfway to MCI. Obviously; if I had known about the issue in our departing city; I would have had it repaired. This is a no-go item and the maintenance guy should have let me know about this. A logbook writeup was completed. Our maintenance did not have the part to fix it. We swapped aircraft and continued on to our next destination. If I don't know something is broken it can't be fixed. I'm surprised that any maintenance person would let something like this go unattended. Also; I think flight attendants should be a little more pro-active keeping myself and the First Officer in the loop.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.