B767-300 and 300 ER
Maintenance Airframe; Maintenance Powerplant
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
General Maintenance Action
Procedure; Human Factors
Inbound write up for a broken pawl replacement at door 1L. Post maintenance; I was called upon to inspect the installation of the replacement pawl. During a functional check; I noticed the placard on the exterior of the aircraft; just below the handle cut out. It reads; 'EXIT HANDLE PRESS RED RELEASE PULL HANDLE PUSH DOOR UP.' I generated a Non-Routing write up; which reads; 'Placard below main door handles reads 'EXIT HANDLE PRESS RED RELEASE PULL HANDLE PUSH DOOR.' The external disarm levers below the door handles are 'NOT' red. They have been painted white with red stenciling 'PRESS.' Handle does not match placard.' The Aircraft Maintenance Technician resolved the issue. Painted background red with white letters per drawing.The issue here is that the disarming lever is for anyone; including First Responders to enter the aircraft; without having the Escape Slide deploy while trying to enter the aircraft. Yet the placard calls out to PRESS the 'RED' release handle. Anyone not knowing the correct sequence would NOT FIND the red handle. This appears to be an oversight from when the aircraft was painted to its current paint scheme. This affects ALL 767's; all Main Entry Doors. External Dis-Arming levers that need to be repainted to comply with the drawing.
B767 Inspector reported that the external disarm levers on the forward entry door were not red as indicated by the placard.