<< >> NASA ASRS Report 621609, June 2004

An A320 flight suffers delay when the forward L1 door shows a door open indication. After 1 recycle, the flight attendant tries again without disarming the slide.

Attributes
ACN	621609
Time
Date	200406
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : zzz.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : preflight ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	621609
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical cabin event other non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : door warning light other flight crewa
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Cabin Crew Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

After an ATC delay going to ord, we were ready to push. The door was closed and slides armed. I had an open door indication for door 1L. I asked the #1 flight attendant if the door was closed, and she said yes it was. I asked if she minded opening and closing the door, and she agreed to do so. She disarmed the slide and opened the door and closed it to no avail. Before I could get maintenance on the line, she tried to open the door again, but forgot to disarm the slide. I'm not aware of any pre-existing condition as I had looked through the log pages and didn't see anything associated with the door. There was no indication near the door position on the CRT and I don't remember seeing anything on the release.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN A320 FLT SUFFERS DELAY WHEN THE FORWARD L1 DOOR SHOWS A DOOR OPEN INDICATION. AFTER 1 RECYCLE, THE FLT ATTENDANT TRIES AGAIN WITHOUT DISARMING THE SLIDE.

Narrative: AFTER AN ATC DELAY GOING TO ORD, WE WERE READY TO PUSH. THE DOOR WAS CLOSED AND SLIDES ARMED. I HAD AN OPEN DOOR INDICATION FOR DOOR 1L. I ASKED THE #1 FLT ATTENDANT IF THE DOOR WAS CLOSED, AND SHE SAID YES IT WAS. I ASKED IF SHE MINDED OPENING AND CLOSING THE DOOR, AND SHE AGREED TO DO SO. SHE DISARMED THE SLIDE AND OPENED THE DOOR AND CLOSED IT TO NO AVAIL. BEFORE I COULD GET MAINT ON THE LINE, SHE TRIED TO OPEN THE DOOR AGAIN, BUT FORGOT TO DISARM THE SLIDE. I'M NOT AWARE OF ANY PRE-EXISTING CONDITION AS I HAD LOOKED THROUGH THE LOG PAGES AND DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING ASSOCIATED WITH THE DOOR. THERE WAS NO INDICATION NEAR THE DOOR POS ON THE CRT AND I DON'T REMEMBER SEEING ANYTHING ON THE RELEASE.

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.