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B767-300 flight attendant triggers inadvertent 1R slide deployment after gate arrival while attempting to disarm the door in dim lighting.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 868538 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201001 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Exterior Pax/Crew Door |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 250 Flight Crew Total 17000 Flight Crew Type 2000 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Flight Attendant (On Duty) Flight Attendant In Charge |
| Qualification | Flight Attendant Current |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
Flight attendant accidentally pulled door handle versus disarm handle at door 1R; causing door 1R slide to inflate. Human factor is the area around 1R is very dark and due to design of handles being the same with the same motion to operate.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B767-300 Flight Attendant triggers inadvertent 1R slide deployment after gate arrival while attempting to disarm the door in dim lighting.
Narrative: Flight Attendant accidentally pulled door handle versus disarm handle at door 1R; causing door 1R slide to inflate. Human factor is the area around 1R is very dark and due to design of handles being the same with the same motion to operate.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.