A B737-300 captain reports after parking at the gate the left #1 door escape slide became dislodged ...

Attributes
ACN	693104
Time
Date	200604
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-400
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
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	693104
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other other : 2
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

After engine shutdown and checklist; I entered the cabin to say goodbye to the passenger. I noticed the 'a' flight attendant was upset. Asked what the problem was. He advised me that the slide at door 1L was dislodged. I asked the first officer to call maintenance to get them to the airplane as soon as possible. By this time about 1/2 of the airplane was deplaned. Maintenance showed up right away. I asked about the safety of deplaning the rest of the passenger. The mechanic said it would be alright. When all the passenger were off; the mechanics replaced the slide. In hindsight; it would have been a wiser course of action to halt the deplaning of the passenger once I became aware of the situation and not let anyone near the door until maintenance had a chance to look at the slide.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-300 CAPT RPTS AFTER PARKING AT THE GATE THE L #1 DOOR ESCAPE SLIDE BECAME DISLODGED BUT NOT DEPLOYED.

Narrative: AFTER ENG SHUTDOWN AND CHKLIST; I ENTERED THE CABIN TO SAY GOODBYE TO THE PAX. I NOTICED THE 'A' FLT ATTENDANT WAS UPSET. ASKED WHAT THE PROB WAS. HE ADVISED ME THAT THE SLIDE AT DOOR 1L WAS DISLODGED. I ASKED THE FO TO CALL MAINT TO GET THEM TO THE AIRPLANE ASAP. BY THIS TIME ABOUT 1/2 OF THE AIRPLANE WAS DEPLANED. MAINT SHOWED UP RIGHT AWAY. I ASKED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF DEPLANING THE REST OF THE PAX. THE MECH SAID IT WOULD BE ALRIGHT. WHEN ALL THE PAX WERE OFF; THE MECHS REPLACED THE SLIDE. IN HINDSIGHT; IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A WISER COURSE OF ACTION TO HALT THE DEPLANING OF THE PAX ONCE I BECAME AWARE OF THE SITUATION AND NOT LET ANYONE NEAR THE DOOR UNTIL MAINT HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT THE SLIDE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.

A B737-300 captain reports after parking at the gate the left #1 door escape slide became dislodged but not deployed.