A320 flight crew experiences an inadvertent slide deployment when the first officer attempts to disa...

Attributes
ACN	870486
Time
Date	201001
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ORD.Airport
State Reference	IL
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Parked
Component
Aircraft Component	Escape Slide
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Not Flying
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 120 Flight Crew Total 18000 Flight Crew Type 1500
Person 2
Function	First Officer Pilot Flying
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 220 Flight Crew Total 1000 Flight Crew Type 900
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Other / Unknown

Narrative:

We had just pulled into the gate after a ferry flight. The first officer and I were the only crew on board. I had armed 1L and 1R on the ground; and had asked the first officer to disarm after we parked the aircraft. He got up from his seat and proceeded to the cabin to disarm the doors. Shortly thereafter; I heard the slide inflate; and realized we had inadvertently blown the emergency exit. I assume that he simply got confused and raised the wrong handle. I then went back and disarmed the other door. I think a factor here may have been that I armed the doors prior to departure; but asked the first officer to disarm them upon arrival. It would probably make more sense for the same person to both arm and disarm on ferry flights; since these are unfamiliar duties to us.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A320 flight crew experiences an inadvertent slide deployment when the First Officer attempts to disarm the 1L slide after a ferry flight.

Narrative: We had just pulled into the gate after a ferry flight. The F/O and I were the only crew on board. I had armed 1L and 1R on the ground; and had asked the F/O to disarm after we parked the aircraft. He got up from his seat and proceeded to the cabin to disarm the doors. Shortly thereafter; I heard the slide inflate; and realized we had inadvertently blown the emergency exit. I assume that he simply got confused and raised the wrong handle. I then went back and disarmed the other door. I think a factor here may have been that I armed the doors prior to departure; but asked the F/O to disarm them upon arrival. It would probably make more sense for the same person to both arm and disarm on ferry flights; since these are unfamiliar duties to us.

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.

A320 flight crew experiences an inadvertent slide deployment when the first officer attempts to disarm the 1L slide after a ferry flight.