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Commuter jet flight attendant reports the cabin closet door jammed closed in-flight, blocking access to emergency equipment.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 568424 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200212 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zfw.artcc |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl single value : 35000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zfw.artcc tower : dfw.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet CL65, Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : atp pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 17000 flight time type : 150 |
| ASRS Report | 568424 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : 3 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : testing performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
The #1 flight attendant called, while en route, with a cabin write-up. The closet door on the forward entry area storage would not open in-flight. This closet holds halon fire extinguishers, portable breathing equipment, hood, etc. Flight attendants did not have access to the emergency equipment in-flight. (It opens fine on the ground.) I entered the write-up in the log. The flight attendants told me that this door sticking has been written up several times before, and our maintenance department just signs it off. Unsafe situation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: COMMUTER JET FLT ATTENDANT RPTS THE CABIN CLOSET DOOR JAMMED CLOSED INFLT, BLOCKING ACCESS TO EMER EQUIP.
Narrative: THE #1 FLT ATTENDANT CALLED, WHILE ENRTE, WITH A CABIN WRITE-UP. THE CLOSET DOOR ON THE FORWARD ENTRY AREA STORAGE WOULD NOT OPEN INFLT. THIS CLOSET HOLDS HALON FIRE EXTINGUISHERS, PORTABLE BREATHING EQUIP, HOOD, ETC. FLT ATTENDANTS DID NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THE EMER EQUIP INFLT. (IT OPENS FINE ON THE GND.) I ENTERED THE WRITE-UP IN THE LOG. THE FLT ATTENDANTS TOLD ME THAT THIS DOOR STICKING HAS BEEN WRITTEN UP SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE, AND OUR MAINT DEPT JUST SIGNS IT OFF. UNSAFE SIT.
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.