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An air carrier flight crew's failure to properly set the aircraft altimeters after landing resulted in the ground crew opening a still pressurized aircraft. Minor aircraft cargo compartment damage resulted.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 464272 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200002 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ege.airport |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 464272 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : co. gnd crew |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Company |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On trip from dfw to ege, we did not reset ege landing altimeter in pressure window. Upon block-in at ege, cargo personnel opened forward cargo before aircraft had fully depressurized. Upon first officer inspection, found cargo ceiling panel buckled from seam. Maintenance was notified and repaired same. I was flying the leg, nevertheless had I insured that the descent check was complete this event would not have happened. I have learned a valuable lesson.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR FLC'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY SET THE ACFT ALTIMETERS AFTER LNDG RESULTED IN THE GND CREW OPENING A STILL PRESSURIZED ACFT. MINOR ACFT CARGO COMPARTMENT DAMAGE RESULTED.
Narrative: ON TRIP FROM DFW TO EGE, WE DID NOT RESET EGE LNDG ALTIMETER IN PRESSURE WINDOW. UPON BLOCK-IN AT EGE, CARGO PERSONNEL OPENED FORWARD CARGO BEFORE ACFT HAD FULLY DEPRESSURIZED. UPON FO INSPECTION, FOUND CARGO CEILING PANEL BUCKLED FROM SEAM. MAINT WAS NOTIFIED AND REPAIRED SAME. I WAS FLYING THE LEG, NEVERTHELESS HAD I INSURED THAT THE DSCNT CHK WAS COMPLETE THIS EVENT WOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. I HAVE LEARNED A VALUABLE LESSON.
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.