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A line mechanic reports finding the overwing escape slide external compartment door release pins painted over on a company A319 aircraft. The painted release pins could prevent the overwing escape slide from deploying in an emergency. Four more airbus aircraft were found with the same condition. Aircraft painting had been contracted out to an aircraft paint vendor.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 948152 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201105 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Escape Slide |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Technician |
| Qualification | Maintenance Airframe Maintenance Powerplant |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Maintenance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
While walking the length of the aircraft to start working on my portion of an a-check; I just happen to notice the overwing slides appeared to have the door release pins painted over. A closer look confirmed my initial assessment. This discrepancy recently came to light with the new livery and it was determined that the painted release pins could prevent slide deployment in an emergency. The aircraft was painted in the two colors of the company livery. The discrepancy would have occurred at the vendor.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A Line Mechanic reports finding the overwing escape slide external compartment door release pins painted over on a company A319 aircraft. The painted release pins could prevent the overwing escape slide from deploying in an emergency. Four more Airbus aircraft were found with the same condition. Aircraft painting had been contracted out to an aircraft paint vendor.
Narrative: While walking the length of the aircraft to start working on my portion of an A-Check; I just happen to notice the overwing slides appeared to have the door release pins painted over. A closer look confirmed my initial assessment. This discrepancy recently came to light with the new livery and it was determined that the painted release pins could prevent slide deployment in an emergency. The aircraft was painted in the two colors of the company livery. The discrepancy would have occurred at the Vendor.
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.