<< >> NASA ASRS Report 204312, March 1992

Air carrier captain operated large transport aircraft without the appropriate maintenance inspection to a damaged main cabin door seal.

Attributes
ACN	204312
Time
Date	199203
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : gdl
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 9000
ASRS Report	204312
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Just prior to pushback in gdl, the boarding agent informed me that the boarding stairway was jammed at the bottom of the forward passenger boarding door. (When the aircraft was fully boarded, it settled down into the stairway). I directed them to lower the stairs and pull it away. After inspecting the door, I observed the flexible rubber door seal slightly bent but it didn't appear abnormal. The passenger door closed with the usual effort and ease. A mexican national on the outside (pushback) headset told me it looked ok from the outside, when the door was closed. We started engines and flew a normal uneventful flight to lax. Upon our arrival at the gate in lax, maintenance was standing by to repair the door. Apparently gdl station informed lax station that maintenance was necessary. This was not communicated to me by anyone. If there was any concern by the station personnel, they never said a word as I said earlier, the aircraft pressurized normally and there were no squeals during the flight.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR CAPT OPERATED LGT ACFT WITHOUT THE APPROPRIATE MAINT INSPECTION TO A DAMAGED MAIN CABIN DOOR SEAL.

Narrative: JUST PRIOR TO PUSHBACK IN GDL, THE BOARDING AGENT INFORMED ME THAT THE BOARDING STAIRWAY WAS JAMMED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE FORWARD PAX BOARDING DOOR. (WHEN THE ACFT WAS FULLY BOARDED, IT SETTLED DOWN INTO THE STAIRWAY). I DIRECTED THEM TO LOWER THE STAIRS AND PULL IT AWAY. AFTER INSPECTING THE DOOR, I OBSERVED THE FLEXIBLE RUBBER DOOR SEAL SLIGHTLY BENT BUT IT DIDN'T APPEAR ABNORMAL. THE PAX DOOR CLOSED WITH THE USUAL EFFORT AND EASE. A MEXICAN NATIONAL ON THE OUTSIDE (PUSHBACK) HEADSET TOLD ME IT LOOKED OK FROM THE OUTSIDE, WHEN THE DOOR WAS CLOSED. WE STARTED ENGS AND FLEW A NORMAL UNEVENTFUL FLT TO LAX. UPON OUR ARR AT THE GATE IN LAX, MAINT WAS STANDING BY TO REPAIR THE DOOR. APPARENTLY GDL STATION INFORMED LAX STATION THAT MAINT WAS NECESSARY. THIS WAS NOT COMMUNICATED TO ME BY ANYONE. IF THERE WAS ANY CONCERN BY THE STATION PERSONNEL, THEY NEVER SAID A WORD AS I SAID EARLIER, THE ACFT PRESSURIZED NORMALLY AND THERE WERE NO SQUEALS DURING THE FLT.

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.