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An A320 flight crew reported operating the aircraft with the over wing exits not armed. The aircraft apparently was released from a heavy maintenance check and returned to service with the exits not armed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 915768 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201010 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Exterior Pax/Crew Door |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Maintenance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Over wing slides were not armed for the first leg. It was detected before the second flight and we returned to the gate. [We usually are only] checking the slide arming on the 4 doors regularly checked; as the overwing slides are always armed (supposedly...). The fact that the overwing slides were not armed escaped the scan in our [original departure station]. Suggestions: include in the after start checklist (or before start) a check like; '6 slides- armed.'
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An A320 flight crew reported operating the aircraft with the over wing exits not armed. The aircraft apparently was released from a heavy maintenance check and returned to service with the exits not armed.
Narrative: Over wing slides were not armed for the first leg. It was detected before the second flight and we returned to the gate. [We usually are only] checking the slide arming on the 4 doors regularly checked; as the overwing slides are always armed (supposedly...). The fact that the overwing slides were not armed escaped the scan in our [original departure station]. Suggestions: Include in the after start checklist (or before start) a check like; '6 slides- armed.'
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.