A B737-500 AFT ENTRY DOOR ESCAPE SLIDE CABLE WAS REROUTED INCORRECTLY.

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THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT IN REGARDS TO LETTER RECEIVED BY THE FAA ON AN INVESTIGATION ON THE REROUTING OF A CABLE ON AFT ENTRY EMER EXIT SLIDE. ON MAY/TUE/04; I WAS WORKING IN 'B/C' CHK AS AN APPRENTICE ACFT MECH IN THE SECOND PHASE OF THE PROGRAM. ON THE SAME DATE I WAS WORKING ON ACFT OFF A NON ROUTINE CARD FOR REROUTING A CABLE ON THE AFT ENTRY DOOR. I ASKED THE INSPECTOR SPECIFICALLY WHAT THE PROB WITH THE DOOR WAS AND WAS GIVING DIRECTIONS BY HIM ON HOW TO FIX THE CABLE TO SATISFY THE WRITE-UP. I WAS TOLD THAT I COULD REMOVE THE SLIDE FROM THE DOOR OR PERFORM THE TASK WITH THE SLIDE ON THE DOOR. I WAS ALSO INSTRUCTED IT WOULD BE EASIER TO REMOVE THE SCREW AND NUT FROM THE CABLE TO THE LATCH TO REDUCE TIME SPENT ON CORRECTING THE PROB. I REROUTED THE CABLE AS HE INSTRUCTED ME. I DO UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF EMER EQUIP AND SINCE HAVE RE-FAMILIARIZED MYSELF WITH THIS PROCESS IN THE MANUAL AND HAVE ALSO REVIEWED TIP DATED OCT/TUE/02 ON THE ROUTING OF CABLE FOR THE EMER EXIT DOOR. ALSO I HAVE REVIEWED MAINT TRAINING COURSE EVAC SLIDE VIDEOTAPE TRAINING AGAIN TO BE FAMILIAR WITH MAINT PRACTICES PERFORMED BY CARRIER MECHS.