B737 first officer discovered on postflt that ground power connection door had not been closed prior...

Attributes
ACN	697422
Time
Date	200605
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
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 : first officer
ASRS Report	697422
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

On arrival and subsequent walkaround inspection of aircraft; the external communications access hatch for ground personnel head set plug-in (external power connection door) was open. Ramper did not secure door after pushback and it was unlatched for entire flight.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737 FO DISCOVERED ON POSTFLT THAT GND PWR CONNECTION DOOR HAD NOT BEEN CLOSED PRIOR TO DEP.

Narrative: ON ARR AND SUBSEQUENT WALKAROUND INSPECTION OF ACFT; THE EXTERNAL COMS ACCESS HATCH FOR GND PERSONNEL HEAD SET PLUG-IN (EXTERNAL PWR CONNECTION DOOR) WAS OPEN. RAMPER DID NOT SECURE DOOR AFTER PUSHBACK AND IT WAS UNLATCHED FOR ENTIRE FLT.

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.

B737 first officer discovered on postflt that ground power connection door had not been closed prior to departure.