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During shutdown at the gate; A321 captain noticed that the 1R cabin door warning was amber. Captain exited the cockpit and noticed a flight attendant pulling on the door handle with considerable force and that the door slide appeared to be disarmed. When the flight attendant let go of the handle; the door automatically opened and the emergency slide deployed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1296287 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201509 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A321 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Exterior Pax/Crew Door |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
On gate arrival after brakes set; seatbelt signs off and engines off I scanned the doors page to watch the slides being disarmed. At that moment I saw the 1R door go amber with the slide still armed. I assigned my first officer to complete the shutdown checklist on his own and proceeded to the 1R door to assess the situation. At the 1R door I found the door partially open. The flight attendant; male; was pulling down on the 'control handle'; using what appeared to be all his effort. I observed that the 'slide arming lever' was in the disarmed position and the 'slide armed' light did not appear to be illuminated. My assessment of the situation was that; if the slide was still armed and triggered; the flight attendant would be pulled out of the plane upon deployment. If the door was disarmed; then if the flight attendant let go; the slide would not inflate. Looking out the window the area looked clear; except for the catering truck that has just stopped below. I instructed the flight attendant to relax [his] grip; to 'slowly let go'. As he started relaxing his grip the door's pneumatics pushed the door out of his grip; open and the slide deployed. Flight attendant was only with the company for 1 1/2 years and this was his first flight on the airbus.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: During shutdown at the gate; A321 Captain noticed that the 1R cabin door warning was amber. Captain exited the cockpit and noticed a Flight Attendant pulling on the door handle with considerable force and that the door slide appeared to be disarmed. When the Flight Attendant let go of the handle; the door automatically opened and the emergency slide deployed.
Narrative: On gate arrival after brakes set; seatbelt signs off and engines off I scanned the doors page to watch the slides being disarmed. At that moment I saw the 1R door go amber with the slide still armed. I assigned my FO to complete the shutdown checklist on his own and proceeded to the 1R door to assess the situation. At the 1R door I found the door partially open. The Flight Attendant; male; was pulling down on the 'control handle'; using what appeared to be all his effort. I observed that the 'slide arming lever' was in the disarmed position and the 'Slide Armed' light did not appear to be illuminated. My assessment of the situation was that; if the slide was still armed and triggered; the Flight Attendant would be pulled out of the plane upon deployment. If the door was disarmed; then if the Flight Attendant let go; the slide would not inflate. Looking out the window the area looked clear; except for the catering truck that has just stopped below. I instructed the Flight Attendant to relax [his] grip; to 'slowly let go'. As he started relaxing his grip the door's pneumatics pushed the door out of his grip; open and the slide deployed. Flight attendant was only with the company for 1 1/2 years and this was his first flight on the Airbus.
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.