An MD83 was guided on to a gate and stopped just forward of stop line preventing entrance door operation. Tug was used to move aircraft back 2 inches with passenger not seated and standing in the aisle.

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Attributes
ACN	419040
Time
Date	199811
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : sfo airport : sfo
State Reference	CA
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	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 105 flight time total : 1750 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	419040
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Marshaller stopped us just slightly forward of stop line. People up in aisles, seat belt sign off. Agent couldn't get aircraft passenger door fully open. Ground operations personnel hooked up tug and tow bar, eased aircraft back 2 inches. Door opened ok, wheel chocks set. No one in aircraft even felt it. Technically, everyone should have been reseated and seatbelt sign turned back on, big announcement, etc. But, no one even felt us move, didn't even think of it at the time.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD83 WAS GUIDED ON TO A GATE AND STOPPED JUST FORWARD OF STOP LINE PREVENTING ENTRANCE DOOR OP. TUG WAS USED TO MOVE ACFT BACK 2 INCHES WITH PAX NOT SEATED AND STANDING IN THE AISLE.

Narrative: MARSHALLER STOPPED US JUST SLIGHTLY FORWARD OF STOP LINE. PEOPLE UP IN AISLES, SEAT BELT SIGN OFF. AGENT COULDN'T GET ACFT PAX DOOR FULLY OPEN. GND OPS PERSONNEL HOOKED UP TUG AND TOW BAR, EASED ACFT BACK 2 INCHES. DOOR OPENED OK, WHEEL CHOCKS SET. NO ONE IN ACFT EVEN FELT IT. TECHNICALLY, EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE BEEN RESEATED AND SEATBELT SIGN TURNED BACK ON, BIG ANNOUNCEMENT, ETC. BUT, NO ONE EVEN FELT US MOVE, DIDN'T EVEN THINK OF IT AT THE TIME.

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.