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The aft emergency exit door was not closed during an air carrier's taxi to the runway. The cabin crewmembers closed and rearmed the door, and notified the flight deck crewmembers.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 299183 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199503 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : msy |
| State Reference | LA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 299183 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 299182 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Flight on mar/sun/95, msy to hou. The aircraft was delayed inbound. When the crew boarded the plane, the cleaners were on board. After arming the aft galley door and the tailcone door, I walked toward the front of the cabin for the safety demonstration. The flight attendants at the front of the aircraft were pointing at me. I could not understand what the problem was. Then 1 flight attendant shouted, 'the door is open!' I turned around and saw that the door to the tailcone was open. I ran to the door and closed it. I had armed the tailcone door by dropping the flap that exposes the emergency handle. At that time I did not observe that the door was not secured. It appeared to be closed. Supplemental information from acn 299182: I was beginning to read the safety demonstration when the B flight attendant said that the back door was open, and quickly started down the aisle and I turned and told the cockpit. On the md-80 the cleaners and maintenance use the tailcone stairs. We start doing other duties and don't notice when they leave. The door can be shut and armed, but if it's not locked, it will swing open.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: THE AFT EMER EXIT DOOR WAS NOT CLOSED DURING AN ACR'S TAXI TO THE RWY. THE CABIN CREWMEMBERS CLOSED AND REARMED THE DOOR, AND NOTIFIED THE FLT DECK CREWMEMBERS.
Narrative: FLT ON MAR/SUN/95, MSY TO HOU. THE ACFT WAS DELAYED INBOUND. WHEN THE CREW BOARDED THE PLANE, THE CLEANERS WERE ON BOARD. AFTER ARMING THE AFT GALLEY DOOR AND THE TAILCONE DOOR, I WALKED TOWARD THE FRONT OF THE CABIN FOR THE SAFETY DEMONSTRATION. THE FLT ATTENDANTS AT THE FRONT OF THE ACFT WERE POINTING AT ME. I COULD NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT THE PROB WAS. THEN 1 FLT ATTENDANT SHOUTED, 'THE DOOR IS OPEN!' I TURNED AROUND AND SAW THAT THE DOOR TO THE TAILCONE WAS OPEN. I RAN TO THE DOOR AND CLOSED IT. I HAD ARMED THE TAILCONE DOOR BY DROPPING THE FLAP THAT EXPOSES THE EMER HANDLE. AT THAT TIME I DID NOT OBSERVE THAT THE DOOR WAS NOT SECURED. IT APPEARED TO BE CLOSED. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 299182: I WAS BEGINNING TO READ THE SAFETY DEMONSTRATION WHEN THE B FLT ATTENDANT SAID THAT THE BACK DOOR WAS OPEN, AND QUICKLY STARTED DOWN THE AISLE AND I TURNED AND TOLD THE COCKPIT. ON THE MD-80 THE CLEANERS AND MAINT USE THE TAILCONE STAIRS. WE START DOING OTHER DUTIES AND DON'T NOTICE WHEN THEY LEAVE. THE DOOR CAN BE SHUT AND ARMED, BUT IF IT'S NOT LOCKED, IT WILL SWING OPEN.
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.