Narrative:

Landed without incident. Taxied and parked at gate. Seatbelt sign went off and I unbuckled and went to door 1R and waited for the purser to say 'disarm.' purser was looking for jetbridge. It arrived; he said disarm. I turned to my door and inadvertently reached and pulled the large silver handle with the red knob labeled 'pull.' the slide deployed. Possible factors contributing to this error are that I have less than 1 yr seniority. I have flown on this aircraft approximately 3-4 times over that entire 7 month period. My trip assignment was open-ended and I was distraction in not knowing upon arrival what the remainder of my assignment would be. I was discussing this with flight partner and thinking about having to contact scheduling. While I was intent on my disarming abilities; I realized my mistake 1 second too late after grabbing wrong handle. One other factor as I am always aware of my doors; when I turned to disarm; the big red handle saying 'pull' grabbed my attention; and I pulled it inadvertently.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B767 FLT ATTENDANT RPTS INADVERTENT SLIDE DEPLOYMENT AFTER BEING INSTRUCTED TO DISARM DOORS AT GATE ARRIVAL.

Narrative: LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. TAXIED AND PARKED AT GATE. SEATBELT SIGN WENT OFF AND I UNBUCKLED AND WENT TO DOOR 1R AND WAITED FOR THE PURSER TO SAY 'DISARM.' PURSER WAS LOOKING FOR JETBRIDGE. IT ARRIVED; HE SAID DISARM. I TURNED TO MY DOOR AND INADVERTENTLY REACHED AND PULLED THE LARGE SILVER HANDLE WITH THE RED KNOB LABELED 'PULL.' THE SLIDE DEPLOYED. POSSIBLE FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ERROR ARE THAT I HAVE LESS THAN 1 YR SENIORITY. I HAVE FLOWN ON THIS ACFT APPROX 3-4 TIMES OVER THAT ENTIRE 7 MONTH PERIOD. MY TRIP ASSIGNMENT WAS OPEN-ENDED AND I WAS DISTR IN NOT KNOWING UPON ARR WHAT THE REMAINDER OF MY ASSIGNMENT WOULD BE. I WAS DISCUSSING THIS WITH FLT PARTNER AND THINKING ABOUT HAVING TO CONTACT SCHEDULING. WHILE I WAS INTENT ON MY DISARMING ABILITIES; I REALIZED MY MISTAKE 1 SECOND TOO LATE AFTER GRABBING WRONG HANDLE. ONE OTHER FACTOR AS I AM ALWAYS AWARE OF MY DOORS; WHEN I TURNED TO DISARM; THE BIG RED HANDLE SAYING 'PULL' GRABBED MY ATTN; AND I PULLED IT INADVERTENTLY.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.