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A B767 flight crew report on ground crew opening the cargo door prematurely when aircraft has not reached the stop line at the gate in dfw, tx.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 585439 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200306 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| ASRS Report | 585439 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical ground encounters : person non adherence : company policies |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : eicas cargo door other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Maintenance Human Performance Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
We were pulling in to be parked at gate this morning. As we approached the stopping point, but while we were still moving, we received an EICAS warning and light for the forward cargo door open. This is totally unacceptable. Not only were both engines running, not only were we not stopped, not only are we not allowed to enter arrival fuel until the 1L door is opened and an in time is transmitted -- but we have some yahoo opening the cargo door while the aircraft is in motion. This is the second time that this has happened to me in the last 3 months. I went down and talked to the crew chief. Of course 'he didn't see nothing.' the guideman of course, 'he didn't see nothing.' I did advise them of the serious safety hazard to the personnel and to the distraction as we are approaching the brakes applied signal. As usual, 'they didn't give a *#@#.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B767 FLT CREW RPT ON GND CREW OPENING THE CARGO DOOR PREMATURELY WHEN ACFT HAS NOT REACHED THE STOP LINE AT THE GATE IN DFW, TX.
Narrative: WE WERE PULLING IN TO BE PARKED AT GATE THIS MORNING. AS WE APCHED THE STOPPING POINT, BUT WHILE WE WERE STILL MOVING, WE RECEIVED AN EICAS WARNING AND LIGHT FOR THE FORWARD CARGO DOOR OPEN. THIS IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE. NOT ONLY WERE BOTH ENGS RUNNING, NOT ONLY WERE WE NOT STOPPED, NOT ONLY ARE WE NOT ALLOWED TO ENTER ARR FUEL UNTIL THE 1L DOOR IS OPENED AND AN IN TIME IS XMITTED -- BUT WE HAVE SOME YAHOO OPENING THE CARGO DOOR WHILE THE ACFT IS IN MOTION. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS. I WENT DOWN AND TALKED TO THE CREW CHIEF. OF COURSE 'HE DIDN'T SEE NOTHING.' THE GUIDEMAN OF COURSE, 'HE DIDN'T SEE NOTHING.' I DID ADVISE THEM OF THE SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD TO THE PERSONNEL AND TO THE DISTR AS WE ARE APCHING THE BRAKES APPLIED SIGNAL. AS USUAL, 'THEY DIDN'T GIVE A *#@#.
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.