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A B727-200 so inadvertently deploys the left aft galley door evacuate/evacuation slide when opening it to check for ice accumulation in the #1 engine at the ramp in dfw, tx.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 494980 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200012 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Weather Elements | Ice Rain |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : atl.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 494980 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial |
| ASRS Report | 494979 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event other inflight encounter : weather non adherence : company policies other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : slide inflation other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | aircraft : automation overrode flight crew none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | other other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Maintenance Human Performance Weather Aircraft Cabin Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
At the gate at dfw, during freezing rain and ice pellets, deicing was not available at the gate and I was concerned about ice ingestion to the engines. Just prior to pushback, I asked the flight engineer to go back in the cabin to check for ice buildup in the engine inlets. He didn't realize the slide was armed and it inflated upon opening the left aft galley door. Supplemental information from acn 494979: after returning to the gate for maintenance, this all happened after numerous distrs and delays. Supplemental information from acn 494981: assuming that the slide was still unarmed from a previous inspection, I opened it without verifying that the inflatable exit slide was unarmed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B727-200 SO INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYS THE L AFT GALLEY DOOR EVAC SLIDE WHEN OPENING IT TO CHK FOR ICE ACCUMULATION IN THE #1 ENG AT THE RAMP IN DFW, TX.
Narrative: AT THE GATE AT DFW, DURING FREEZING RAIN AND ICE PELLETS, DEICING WAS NOT AVAILABLE AT THE GATE AND I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT ICE INGESTION TO THE ENGS. JUST PRIOR TO PUSHBACK, I ASKED THE FE TO GO BACK IN THE CABIN TO CHK FOR ICE BUILDUP IN THE ENG INLETS. HE DIDN'T REALIZE THE SLIDE WAS ARMED AND IT INFLATED UPON OPENING THE L AFT GALLEY DOOR. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 494979: AFTER RETURNING TO THE GATE FOR MAINT, THIS ALL HAPPENED AFTER NUMEROUS DISTRS AND DELAYS. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 494981: ASSUMING THAT THE SLIDE WAS STILL UNARMED FROM A PREVIOUS INSPECTION, I OPENED IT WITHOUT VERIFYING THAT THE INFLATABLE EXIT SLIDE WAS UNARMED.
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.