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Exterior door handle was not properly aligned and reported by tower as flight crew taxied out. Reporter captain knew that the exterior alignment was not essential to proper door security so he chose to continue. Later reporter realized that, from the tower perception, he was being reckless and unsafe.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 339220 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199606 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : psc |
| State Reference | WA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| 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 crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 4000 |
| ASRS Report | 339220 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
During taxi out at pasco airport, tower informed us that our aft galley exterior door handle was not aligned properly. Since all cockpit indications showed the door closed and locked, I decided it was safe to proceed with the flight. A misaligned exterior door handle on this aircraft cannot cause the door to open nor can it cause an unsafe condition. The flight was completed without any problems. In the future, however, I will stop the aircraft and have the handle aligned. I did not consider the perception of other people.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE WAS NOT PROPERLY ALIGNED AND RPTED BY TWR AS FLC TAXIED OUT. RPTR CAPT KNEW THAT THE EXTERIOR ALIGNMENT WAS NOT ESSENTIAL TO PROPER DOOR SECURITY SO HE CHOSE TO CONTINUE. LATER RPTR REALIZED THAT, FROM THE TWR PERCEPTION, HE WAS BEING RECKLESS AND UNSAFE.
Narrative: DURING TAXI OUT AT PASCO ARPT, TWR INFORMED US THAT OUR AFT GALLEY EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE WAS NOT ALIGNED PROPERLY. SINCE ALL COCKPIT INDICATIONS SHOWED THE DOOR CLOSED AND LOCKED, I DECIDED IT WAS SAFE TO PROCEED WITH THE FLT. A MISALIGNED EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE ON THIS ACFT CANNOT CAUSE THE DOOR TO OPEN NOR CAN IT CAUSE AN UNSAFE CONDITION. THE FLT WAS COMPLETED WITHOUT ANY PROBS. IN THE FUTURE, HOWEVER, I WILL STOP THE ACFT AND HAVE THE HANDLE ALIGNED. I DID NOT CONSIDER THE PERCEPTION OF OTHER PEOPLE.
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.