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B737 flight attendant informed captain that a contract ramp employee attempted to open a cabin door while an orange band was still across the window.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1269063 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201506 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | SEA.Airport |
| State Reference | WA |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Exterior Pax/Crew Door |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Informed by flight attendant that aft door was opened by agent meeting the aircraft while aft door was still showing that the slide was armed - orange band across window. Luckily door was already disarmed. I spoke to agent about the issue and danger of this. She claimed that [contract] personnel opened the door. I went up and spoke to them regarding the danger of this and potential deadly hazard. [Contract] supervisor pointed out it was the first day for the ramper who opened door. This indicates to me a serious flaw with training ramp personnel regarding safety.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737 Flight Attendant informed Captain that a contract ramp employee attempted to open a cabin door while an orange band was still across the window.
Narrative: Informed by flight attendant that aft door was opened by agent meeting the aircraft while aft door was still showing that the slide was armed - orange band across window. Luckily door was already disarmed. I spoke to agent about the issue and danger of this. She claimed that [contract] personnel opened the door. I went up and spoke to them regarding the danger of this and potential deadly hazard. [Contract] supervisor pointed out it was the first day for the Ramper who opened door. This indicates to me a serious flaw with training ramp personnel regarding safety.
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.