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An L1011 flight crew advises the tug driver that a cargo door light is activated prior to push back. The aircraft is pushed and then the driver recycled the door successfully for an 'on time' departure from slc, ut.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 463000 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200002 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : slc.airport |
| State Reference | UT |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | L-1011-1 100/200/250 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : pushback ground : preflight ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 7000 |
| ASRS Report | 463000 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : second officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 3100 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 462739 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : door warning |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Company Flight Crew Human Performance Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
Prior to push back the tug driver was anxious to push for on-time departure. The aft cargo door indicated open but appeared closed. We told him to check the cargo door but he said he would check after push. He did not understand our concern since the door appeared closed. After push, he cycled door and all lights went out. Uneventful after door was cycled. FAA maintenance inspector met flight in atl and was debriefed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN L1011 FLC ADVISES THE TUG DRIVER THAT A CARGO DOOR LIGHT IS ACTIVATED PRIOR TO PUSH BACK. THE ACFT IS PUSHED AND THEN THE DRIVER RECYCLED THE DOOR SUCCESSFULLY FOR AN 'ON TIME' DEP FROM SLC, UT.
Narrative: PRIOR TO PUSH BACK THE TUG DRIVER WAS ANXIOUS TO PUSH FOR ON-TIME DEP. THE AFT CARGO DOOR INDICATED OPEN BUT APPEARED CLOSED. WE TOLD HIM TO CHK THE CARGO DOOR BUT HE SAID HE WOULD CHK AFTER PUSH. HE DID NOT UNDERSTAND OUR CONCERN SINCE THE DOOR APPEARED CLOSED. AFTER PUSH, HE CYCLED DOOR AND ALL LIGHTS WENT OUT. UNEVENTFUL AFTER DOOR WAS CYCLED. FAA MAINT INSPECTOR MET FLT IN ATL AND WAS DEBRIEFED.
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.