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An airbus wide body cargo flight crew reported they were advised upon arrival by ground personnel that the dangerous goods door was not properly positioned for their flight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1313142 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201511 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Airbus Industrie Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
After block in; the load crew notified the flight crew that the dg container door was not attached to the can when they opened the smoke curtain. Upon discussion with the first officer (who had inspected the dg container in [departure station]); he remembered the dg rep attaching the door to the container while he (the first officer) was ensuring the fire extinguisher hose was correctly attached. No unusual flight conditions enroute; some occasional light turbulence.avoid rushing during this phase of preflight. Do not leave dg can until witnessing all door locks secure and fire extinguisher hose correctly attached.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An Airbus wide body Cargo flight crew reported they were advised upon arrival by ground personnel that the dangerous goods door was not properly positioned for their flight.
Narrative: After block in; the load crew notified the flight crew that the DG container door was not attached to the can when they opened the smoke curtain. Upon discussion with the First Officer (who had inspected the DG container in [departure station]); he remembered the DG rep attaching the door to the container while he (the FO) was ensuring the Fire Extinguisher hose was correctly attached. No unusual flight conditions enroute; some occasional light turbulence.Avoid rushing during this phase of preflight. Do not leave DG can until witnessing all door locks secure and Fire Extinguisher hose correctly attached.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.