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F100 captain forgot to lock cockpit door prior to departure due to FAA en route inspector distraction.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 542983 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200204 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : msp.airport |
| State Reference | MN |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Fokker 100 |
| 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 : atp |
| ASRS Report | 542983 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | observation : air carrier inspector |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : cockpit door other other : 2 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
On departing the gate at msp, I was distraction by FAA inspector giving us a route check, handling open logbook item, deicing, getting slush correction for active runway, etc. My routine is to stand in the doorway until agent closes the entry door, then lock the cockpit door before sitting down. Having the jump seat rider took me out of my routine and the new checklist response is not yet integrated into my brain. The new checklist response should prevent this in the future.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: F100 CAPT FORGOT TO LOCK COCKPIT DOOR PRIOR TO DEP DUE TO FAA ENRTE INSPECTOR DISTR.
Narrative: ON DEPARTING THE GATE AT MSP, I WAS DISTR BY FAA INSPECTOR GIVING US A RTE CHK, HANDLING OPEN LOGBOOK ITEM, DEICING, GETTING SLUSH CORRECTION FOR ACTIVE RWY, ETC. MY ROUTINE IS TO STAND IN THE DOORWAY UNTIL AGENT CLOSES THE ENTRY DOOR, THEN LOCK THE COCKPIT DOOR BEFORE SITTING DOWN. HAVING THE JUMP SEAT RIDER TOOK ME OUT OF MY ROUTINE AND THE NEW CHKLIST RESPONSE IS NOT YET INTEGRATED INTO MY BRAIN. THE NEW CHKLIST RESPONSE SHOULD PREVENT THIS IN THE FUTURE.
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.