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A320 crew had an ECAM warning 'door, forward right cabin' followed by 'if abn cabin attendant v-s: maximum FL100 MEA.' the crew interpreted 'abn' to mean 'airborne' versus the airbus meaning of 'abnormal.'
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 598046 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200310 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : dvv.vortac |
| State Reference | NE |
| Altitude | msl single value : 33000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdv.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 125 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 600 |
| ASRS Report | 598046 |
| 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 | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : ecam door warning other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed as precaution |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : fault isolation performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : testing |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Company Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Climbing from FL330 to FL370 on flight from den to pit, received the following ECAM warning: door, forward right cabin, followed by 'if abn cabin attendant vertical speed, maximum FL100 MEA.' took safest course of action by descending to 10000 ft and diverting to mci. 'Door warning light' went out after 10 mins in descent. Cabin pressure was normal. After landing, we discovered that we misinterped the airbus acronym 'abn.' we agreed in-flight that 'abn' meant 'airborne' instead of the airbus translation of 'abnormal.' landed uneventfully in mci where maintenance MEL'ed the door switch. (Note: the cabin door 1R handle proximity switch was replaced on oct/tue/03, for the same write-up.) 598046 syn
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A320 CREW HAD AN ECAM WARNING 'DOOR, FORWARD R CABIN' FOLLOWED BY 'IF ABN CAB V-S: MAX FL100 MEA.' THE CREW INTERPRETED 'ABN' TO MEAN 'AIRBORNE' VERSUS THE AIRBUS MEANING OF 'ABNORMAL.'
Narrative: CLBING FROM FL330 TO FL370 ON FLT FROM DEN TO PIT, RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING ECAM WARNING: DOOR, FORWARD R CABIN, FOLLOWED BY 'IF ABN CAB VERT SPD, MAX FL100 MEA.' TOOK SAFEST COURSE OF ACTION BY DSNDING TO 10000 FT AND DIVERTING TO MCI. 'DOOR WARNING LIGHT' WENT OUT AFTER 10 MINS IN DSCNT. CABIN PRESSURE WAS NORMAL. AFTER LNDG, WE DISCOVERED THAT WE MISINTERPED THE AIRBUS ACRONYM 'ABN.' WE AGREED INFLT THAT 'ABN' MEANT 'AIRBORNE' INSTEAD OF THE AIRBUS TRANSLATION OF 'ABNORMAL.' LANDED UNEVENTFULLY IN MCI WHERE MAINT MEL'ED THE DOOR SWITCH. (NOTE: THE CABIN DOOR 1R HANDLE PROX SWITCH WAS REPLACED ON OCT/TUE/03, FOR THE SAME WRITE-UP.) 598046 SYN
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.