Captain complaint about company policy with aircraft parked at the gate.

Attributes
ACN	171287
Time
Date	199102
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : msp
State Reference	MN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	171287
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

We wait too long at the jetway with emergency escape slides disarmed. If we ever catch fire we will be short many exits. This is because of jetway and dobbs house. We need procedures to get jetway operators in jetway before we commit to parking.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT COMPLAINT ABOUT COMPANY POLICY WITH ACFT PARKED AT THE GATE.

Narrative: WE WAIT TOO LONG AT THE JETWAY WITH EMER ESCAPE SLIDES DISARMED. IF WE EVER CATCH FIRE WE WILL BE SHORT MANY EXITS. THIS IS BECAUSE OF JETWAY AND DOBBS HOUSE. WE NEED PROCS TO GET JETWAY OPERATORS IN JETWAY BEFORE WE COMMIT TO PARKING.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.