A B717 crew departed with the passenger doors 'gust lock' inoperative.

Attributes
ACN	512337
Time
Date	200105
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mdw.airport
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : d21.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B717 (Formerly MD-95)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 260 flight time total : 22000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	512337
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : far non adherence : company policies other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Boarding passenger flight mdw-atl. Plane moved, and my I heard a snapping noise. On investigation, I found the jetway had not automatic leveled, and the passenger boarding door was in contact with the jetway. The boarding agent lowered the jetway, and I inspected the door. The door was fine -- ok both open and closed -- but the gust lock had sheared. With no wind, using jetways in mdw and atl, I elected to go to atl. The gust lock was changed in atl. I had not checked the MEL's, called dispatch, maintenance, or talked to my copilot about the door problem. Lack of proper focus, and good CRM would have prevented this action, which in retrospect was not an MEL or aircraft moveable item.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B717 CREW DEPARTED WITH THE PAX DOORS 'GUST LOCK' INOP.

Narrative: BOARDING PAX FLT MDW-ATL. PLANE MOVED, AND MY I HEARD A SNAPPING NOISE. ON INVESTIGATION, I FOUND THE JETWAY HAD NOT AUTO LEVELED, AND THE PAX BOARDING DOOR WAS IN CONTACT WITH THE JETWAY. THE BOARDING AGENT LOWERED THE JETWAY, AND I INSPECTED THE DOOR. THE DOOR WAS FINE -- OK BOTH OPEN AND CLOSED -- BUT THE GUST LOCK HAD SHEARED. WITH NO WIND, USING JETWAYS IN MDW AND ATL, I ELECTED TO GO TO ATL. THE GUST LOCK WAS CHANGED IN ATL. I HAD NOT CHKED THE MEL'S, CALLED DISPATCH, MAINT, OR TALKED TO MY COPLT ABOUT THE DOOR PROB. LACK OF PROPER FOCUS, AND GOOD CRM WOULD HAVE PREVENTED THIS ACTION, WHICH IN RETROSPECT WAS NOT AN MEL OR ACFT MOVEABLE ITEM.

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.