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A ramp member was injured when opening a cabin door of an A310 while the cabin was pressurized due to a regulator failure.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1215811 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201411 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A310 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Pressurization System |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
The cabin pressure auto control system regulator #1 failed and caused the aircraft to pressurize on the deck. A ramp worker opened the main cabin door and was struck in the face by the door violently opening.the #1 cabin pressure auto control system regulator failed closed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A ramp member was injured when opening a cabin door of an A310 while the cabin was pressurized due to a regulator failure.
Narrative: The cabin pressure auto control system regulator #1 failed and caused the aircraft to pressurize on the deck. A ramp worker opened the main cabin door and was struck in the face by the door violently opening.The #1 cabin pressure auto control system regulator failed closed.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.