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An air carrier captain questions his company procedure of taking a delay at the gate with passenger boarded; the aircraft doors closed; but slides not armed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 732240 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200703 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mco.airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| 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 : 200 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 6000 |
| ASRS Report | 732240 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
Originally had a XA40 wheels up. Wheels up moved up to XA15L; so aircraft was boarded; and door closed. Subsequently given a wheels up of XA40; after door closed. Ramp stated we could not push; refused to send push crew nor did they reopen the main door nor pull the jetway. So now we have a full airplane door closed and slides not armed as per sops! What happens if we then have an emergency that requires immediate exit? Does not sound like a very safe procedure.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR CAPT QUESTIONS HIS COMPANY PROC OF TAKING A DELAY AT THE GATE WITH PAX BOARDED; THE ACFT DOORS CLOSED; BUT SLIDES NOT ARMED.
Narrative: ORIGINALLY HAD A XA40 WHEELS UP. WHEELS UP MOVED UP TO XA15L; SO AIRCRAFT WAS BOARDED; AND DOOR CLOSED. SUBSEQUENTLY GIVEN A WHEELS UP OF XA40; AFTER DOOR CLOSED. RAMP STATED WE COULD NOT PUSH; REFUSED TO SEND PUSH CREW NOR DID THEY REOPEN THE MAIN DOOR NOR PULL THE JETWAY. SO NOW WE HAVE A FULL AIRPLANE DOOR CLOSED AND SLIDES NOT ARMED AS PER SOPS! WHAT HAPPENS IF WE THEN HAVE AN EMERGENCY THAT REQUIRES IMMEDIATE EXIT? DOES NOT SOUND LIKE A VERY SAFE PROCEDURE.
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.