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The cockpit door on a B737 comes open on takeoff roll after the PIC had failed to properly close it prior to taxi for takeoff at sat, tx.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 537807 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200202 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sat.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : takeoff roll |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : captain |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 25000 flight time type : 20000 |
| ASRS Report | 537807 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 3 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Cabin Crew Human Performance Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance Company |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
I thought when we pushed off the gate in sat that the cockpit door was locked and secured. However, on takeoff roll, the cockpit door came open. Because of the aircraft speed at the time the cockpit opened, the takeoff was continued. Once airborne, the door was closed by the flight attendant(south). At a safe altitude on climbout I relatched and secured the cockpit door. Note: after the door was secured for pushback. I re-opened the cockpit door to discuss bag tags and to pass the flight release to he operations agent. I then re-secured the door (I thought).
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: THE COCKPIT DOOR ON A B737 COMES OPEN ON TKOF ROLL AFTER THE PIC HAD FAILED TO PROPERLY CLOSE IT PRIOR TO TAXI FOR TKOF AT SAT, TX.
Narrative: I THOUGHT WHEN WE PUSHED OFF THE GATE IN SAT THAT THE COCKPIT DOOR WAS LOCKED AND SECURED. HOWEVER, ON TKOF ROLL, THE COCKPIT DOOR CAME OPEN. BECAUSE OF THE ACFT SPEED AT THE TIME THE COCKPIT OPENED, THE TKOF WAS CONTINUED. ONCE AIRBORNE, THE DOOR WAS CLOSED BY THE FLT ATTENDANT(S). AT A SAFE ALT ON CLIMBOUT I RELATCHED AND SECURED THE COCKPIT DOOR. NOTE: AFTER THE DOOR WAS SECURED FOR PUSHBACK. I RE-OPENED THE COCKPIT DOOR TO DISCUSS BAG TAGS AND TO PASS THE FLT RELEASE TO HE OPS AGENT. I THEN RE-SECURED THE DOOR (I THOUGHT).
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.