B737 cabin attendant accepts offer from deadheading cabin attendant to arm/disarm cabin door prior t...

Attributes
ACN	736544
Time
Date	200704
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sea.airport
State Reference	WA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
ASRS Report	736544
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : off duty
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other other : 3
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor Cabin Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Cabin Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I had a jumpseater on my flight who helped me arm door 1R at departure. All went well. However; at arrival; I had assumed that she had disarmed 1R. She even asked me if I wanted her to crack 1R as we are supposed to do to advise ground personnel that door is disarmed. However; I said no because most of the time the door on that side caves in. If she would have cracked the door it would have blown the slide. She did not disarm the door! I did not know this. I was deadheading on the same aircraft. The crew advised me that the door was not disarmed and the slide had almost deployed on the caterer. I was horrified. I can't decide who I'm more upset with -- the jumpseater or myself. She had just came off a trip and was probably very tired. So the moral of this is: never allow a jumpseater to arm or disarm my door.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737 CABIN ATTENDANT ACCEPTS OFFER FROM DEADHEADING CABIN ATTENDANT TO ARM/DISARM CABIN DOOR PRIOR TO DEP/ARR. WORKING ATTENDANT FAILS TO INSPECT THE DOOR AND THE SLIDE ALMOST DEPLOYS WHEN THE CATERERS ATTEMPT TO SERVICE THE GALLEY.

Narrative: I HAD A JUMPSEATER ON MY FLT WHO HELPED ME ARM DOOR 1R AT DEP. ALL WENT WELL. HOWEVER; AT ARR; I HAD ASSUMED THAT SHE HAD DISARMED 1R. SHE EVEN ASKED ME IF I WANTED HER TO CRACK 1R AS WE ARE SUPPOSED TO DO TO ADVISE GND PERSONNEL THAT DOOR IS DISARMED. HOWEVER; I SAID NO BECAUSE MOST OF THE TIME THE DOOR ON THAT SIDE CAVES IN. IF SHE WOULD HAVE CRACKED THE DOOR IT WOULD HAVE BLOWN THE SLIDE. SHE DID NOT DISARM THE DOOR! I DID NOT KNOW THIS. I WAS DEADHEADING ON THE SAME ACFT. THE CREW ADVISED ME THAT THE DOOR WAS NOT DISARMED AND THE SLIDE HAD ALMOST DEPLOYED ON THE CATERER. I WAS HORRIFIED. I CAN'T DECIDE WHO I'M MORE UPSET WITH -- THE JUMPSEATER OR MYSELF. SHE HAD JUST CAME OFF A TRIP AND WAS PROBABLY VERY TIRED. SO THE MORAL OF THIS IS: NEVER ALLOW A JUMPSEATER TO ARM OR DISARM MY DOOR.

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 cabin attendant accepts offer from deadheading cabin attendant to arm/disarm cabin door prior to departure/arrival. Working attendant fails to inspect the door and the slide almost deploys when the caterers attempt to service the galley.