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A captain reports he found the left overwing emergency exit slide panel release pins painted over during a preflight of an A320 aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 991569 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201201 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Escape Slide |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural FAR |
Narrative:
Upon preflight; found aircraft left [overwing] emergency slide panel release pins painted over (forward 2 of 3 pins). This was confirmed by the first officer; then by mechanic X. Also; via ACARS; asked maintenance control to please reference company alert bulletin XXX. Per alert bulletin XXX and engineering order 25-YYY; paint should be removed from the overwing slide enclosure ball locks. Maintenance removed the paint from the effected areas; and then reported to captain and first officer the ball locks were never painted over. Logbook sign-off read; 'air traffic area chapter 05-35: please comply with engineering order (east.O.) 25-YYY; inspection of both sides; left/right paint removal from the overwing slide enclosure ball locks.' suggest maintenance; as well as the pilot group; could have this information disseminated; to avoid a potentially dangerous situation and to be in compliance with the 2008 engineering order and the 2011 alert bulletin. The paint vendors could be more proactive in not painting over the ball lock release pins.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A Captain reports he found the left overwing emergency exit slide panel release pins painted over during a preflight of an A320 aircraft.
Narrative: Upon preflight; found aircraft left [overwing] emergency slide panel release pins painted over (forward 2 of 3 pins). This was confirmed by the First Officer; then by Mechanic X. Also; via ACARS; asked Maintenance Control to please reference company Alert Bulletin XXX. Per Alert Bulletin XXX and Engineering Order 25-YYY; paint should be removed from the overwing slide enclosure ball locks. Maintenance removed the paint from the effected areas; and then reported to Captain and First Officer the ball locks were never painted over. Logbook sign-off read; 'ATA Chapter 05-35: Please comply with Engineering Order (E.O.) 25-YYY; inspection of both sides; left/right paint removal from the overwing slide enclosure ball locks.' Suggest Maintenance; as well as the pilot group; could have this information disseminated; to avoid a potentially dangerous situation and to be in compliance with the 2008 Engineering Order and the 2011 Alert Bulletin. The Paint Vendors could be more proactive in not painting over the ball lock release pins.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.