Medium large transport cabin attendant opens door with slide armed.

Attributes
ACN	292109
Time
Date	199412
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	292109
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Well it was bound to occur, we had just closed up the #1, had instructed me after door closure that the cabin was ready and had announced the doors to be armed. The next thing I knew was the jet bridge back up to the aircraft. My first officer called back that they were going to open the door to the extra flight attendant. She turned after hearing the agent pat on the door, she cracked the forward entry lever without checking the slide and the agent pulled the door open. Luckily the slide fell out without hanging up. The pin or lanyard came about 1/8 inch from deploying. A close call. The error was the extras rush to open the door without checking the slide. She did say she did not hear the announcement to arm the slides, then said she never armed the slides at the gate, then said the first officer said hurry up. He did say they're going to open the door and she simply rushed. Close call. I'll bet she'll never do it again. Maintenance came, restored the slide. Operations normal from there.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG CABIN ATTENDANT OPENS DOOR WITH SLIDE ARMED.

Narrative: WELL IT WAS BOUND TO OCCUR, WE HAD JUST CLOSED UP THE #1, HAD INSTRUCTED ME AFTER DOOR CLOSURE THAT THE CABIN WAS READY AND HAD ANNOUNCED THE DOORS TO BE ARMED. THE NEXT THING I KNEW WAS THE JET BRIDGE BACK UP TO THE ACFT. MY FO CALLED BACK THAT THEY WERE GOING TO OPEN THE DOOR TO THE EXTRA FLT ATTENDANT. SHE TURNED AFTER HEARING THE AGENT PAT ON THE DOOR, SHE CRACKED THE FORWARD ENTRY LEVER WITHOUT CHKING THE SLIDE AND THE AGENT PULLED THE DOOR OPEN. LUCKILY THE SLIDE FELL OUT WITHOUT HANGING UP. THE PIN OR LANYARD CAME ABOUT 1/8 INCH FROM DEPLOYING. A CLOSE CALL. THE ERROR WAS THE EXTRAS RUSH TO OPEN THE DOOR WITHOUT CHKING THE SLIDE. SHE DID SAY SHE DID NOT HEAR THE ANNOUNCEMENT TO ARM THE SLIDES, THEN SAID SHE NEVER ARMED THE SLIDES AT THE GATE, THEN SAID THE FO SAID HURRY UP. HE DID SAY THEY'RE GOING TO OPEN THE DOOR AND SHE SIMPLY RUSHED. CLOSE CALL. I'LL BET SHE'LL NEVER DO IT AGAIN. MAINT CAME, RESTORED THE SLIDE. OPS NORMAL FROM THERE.

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.