<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1288703, August 2015

Air carrier ground employee reported a dangerous condition existed with a cargo door propped open with a broom handle because of an inoperative door counter-balance mechanism.

Attributes
ACN	1288703
Time
Date	201508
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Cargo Door
Person 1
Function	Ramp
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Other / Unknown

Narrative:

Cargo door counter-balance inop and deferred. Makeshift wooden rod used to support door. Door could drop at any given time during the operation and injure an employee. The rod was a broken broom handle.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Air carrier ground employee reported a dangerous condition existed with a cargo door propped open with a broom handle because of an inoperative door counter-balance mechanism.

Narrative: Cargo door counter-balance inop and deferred. Makeshift wooden rod used to support door. Door could drop at any given time during the operation and injure an employee. The rod was a broken broom handle.

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.