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An A320 flight crew discovered overwing emergency exit pins had been painted over in non-compliance with previously issued bulletins and engineering orders. Reporter cautioned the fault may be widespread as the entire fleet is undergoing repainting.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 963634 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201108 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Emergency Exit |
| Person 1 | |
| 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:
During our preflight inspection we found the emergency overwing escape slide pins painted over. We assume this occurred when the aircraft was painted in the new livery. [Because this is a fleet wide project we should] have the entire fleet checked for compliance with the relevant and previously issued bulletins and engineering orders.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An A320 Flight Crew discovered overwing emergency exit pins had been painted over in non-compliance with previously issued bulletins and engineering orders. Reporter cautioned the fault may be widespread as the entire fleet is undergoing repainting.
Narrative: During our preflight inspection we found the EMERGENCY OVERWING ESCAPE SLIDE PINS PAINTED OVER. We assume this occurred when the aircraft was painted in the new livery. [Because this is a fleet wide project we should] have the entire fleet checked for compliance with the relevant and previously issued bulletins and engineering orders.
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.