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Aircraft equipment problem. After inspecting the entry door that had been contacted by the jet bridge the agent successfully closed it. Upon arrival the door could not be opened.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 301867 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199504 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : ahn |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff ground : preflight other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 9500 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 301867 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 3500 |
| ASRS Report | 301612 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Just prior to departure, the crew chief driving the tug said the jet bridge was up against the forward cabin door. At my request, a flight attendant confirmed the jet bridge was touching the rubber seal on the bottom of the door. The agent showed up at this time to close the door for departure. The door closed normally with no door warning lights. The crew chief confirmed everything looked fine on the exterior of the aircraft. The flight to lga was normal. At lga, the door could not be opened. If this scenario could be replayed, I would have had the agent/flight attendant operate the door open as a test.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACFT EQUIP PROB. AFTER INSPECTING THE ENTRY DOOR THAT HAD BEEN CONTACTED BY THE JET BRIDGE THE AGENT SUCCESSFULLY CLOSED IT. UPON ARR THE DOOR COULD NOT BE OPENED.
Narrative: JUST PRIOR TO DEP, THE CREW CHIEF DRIVING THE TUG SAID THE JET BRIDGE WAS UP AGAINST THE FORWARD CABIN DOOR. AT MY REQUEST, A FLT ATTENDANT CONFIRMED THE JET BRIDGE WAS TOUCHING THE RUBBER SEAL ON THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR. THE AGENT SHOWED UP AT THIS TIME TO CLOSE THE DOOR FOR DEP. THE DOOR CLOSED NORMALLY WITH NO DOOR WARNING LIGHTS. THE CREW CHIEF CONFIRMED EVERYTHING LOOKED FINE ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE ACFT. THE FLT TO LGA WAS NORMAL. AT LGA, THE DOOR COULD NOT BE OPENED. IF THIS SCENARIO COULD BE REPLAYED, I WOULD HAVE HAD THE AGENT/FLT ATTENDANT OPERATE THE DOOR OPEN AS A TEST.
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.