A mechanic reports that after he had replaced a door slide on an A330 aircraft; the door assist arm/disarm lever was found safetied in the disarm position by an inspector at a downline maintenance station.

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Attributes
ACN	921960
Time
Date	201007
Local Time Of Day	0001-0600
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A330
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Parked
Component
Aircraft Component	Escape Slide
Person 1
Function	Technician
Qualification	Maintenance Airframe Maintenance Powerplant
Experience	Maintenance Technician 15
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

Worked a scheduled slide change per the jobcard XXXX; to the best of my knowledge the job was completed in accordance with this card. The door assist arm/disarm lever was found to be safetied in the disarm position. I don't know if any maintenance had been done to this door since then. The configuration error was corrected after ZZZ inspection found it.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A Mechanic reports that after he had replaced a door slide on an A330 aircraft; the Door Assist Arm/Disarm lever was found safetied in the Disarm position by an Inspector at a downline Maintenance Station.

Narrative: Worked a scheduled slide change per the Jobcard XXXX; to the best of my knowledge the job was completed in accordance with this card. The Door Assist Arm/Disarm lever was found to be safetied in the disarm position. I don't know if any maintenance had been done to this door since then. The configuration error was corrected after ZZZ Inspection found it.

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.