A320
Flight Attendant Current
Troubleshooting; Communication Breakdown
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural FAR; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Other / Unknown
Flight Crew Overcame Equipment Problem; General Maintenance Action
Human Factors
During my preflight safety checks the survival kit lanyards were not visible or accessible. I notified the purser I spoke to maintenance personal who was on the aircraft and I asked him to show me where the lanyards were. He told me only the 757 has them and we do not have OW (Over Water) equipped Airbus aircraft! He came back a few minutes later and opened all of the doors to look for the lanyards. They were under the slide pack clearly not visible or accessible in a water emergency the survival kit would not attach to the slide. We closed the door and continued to ZZZ without the survival kit lanyards being visible and accessible.
[Survival kit lanyard] Not visible at any location. Mechanic tried to tell us this we don&apos;t have overwater A320. He checked and found the lanyards but they are still not accessible.
A320 Flight Attendants reported a communication breakdown between Flight Attendants and Mechanic regarding incorrectly installed survival kit lanyards.