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Air stair access door left open. Flight departed but was advised by company ground personnel to return. No light or indicator in cockpit.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 109132 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198904 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : den |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 5300 msl bound upper : 22000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdv |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude descent other |
| Route In Use | departure sid : sid enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 109132 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
On climbout from den, departure advised us to contact company via FSS. Contact advised they believed access door to airstairs (aft) was open and advised return. They asked, and it was noted, there were no warning lights. Return normal and uneventful. Maintenance inspected aircraft at gate and discovered the latch had broken on the access door for the airstairs hookup. Fixed latch and departed for reno.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AIR STAIR ACCESS DOOR LEFT OPEN. FLT DEPARTED BUT WAS ADVISED BY COMPANY GND PERSONNEL TO RETURN. NO LIGHT OR INDICATOR IN COCKPIT.
Narrative: ON CLIMBOUT FROM DEN, DEP ADVISED US TO CONTACT COMPANY VIA FSS. CONTACT ADVISED THEY BELIEVED ACCESS DOOR TO AIRSTAIRS (AFT) WAS OPEN AND ADVISED RETURN. THEY ASKED, AND IT WAS NOTED, THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS. RETURN NORMAL AND UNEVENTFUL. MAINT INSPECTED ACFT AT GATE AND DISCOVERED THE LATCH HAD BROKEN ON THE ACCESS DOOR FOR THE AIRSTAIRS HOOKUP. FIXED LATCH AND DEPARTED FOR RENO.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.