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An apparent aircraft equipment problem is pointed out to reporter. The potable water door was open. PIC elected to takeoff.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 201238 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199202 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ewr |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | ground : holding |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 130 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 201238 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
As a first officer on flight we were holding short of runway 4L for departure, another aircraft behind us radioed to the tower that our potable water door was open. The tower asked us if we copied the report, and we acknowledged 'yes'. The captain and I discussed the open water door, that it was located aft of all the engines and all controling surfaces. Also, the door is designed to shut upon air pressure of flight. Return to the gate would far surpass the safety of flight created by the open door, especially in the eyes of the passenger. After discussion, we decided to continue the flight and no adverse safety considerations would be at jeopardy.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN APPARENT ACFT EQUIP PROBLEM IS POINTED OUT TO RPTR. THE POTABLE WATER DOOR WAS OPEN. PIC ELECTED TO TKOF.
Narrative: AS A FO ON FLT WE WERE HOLDING SHORT OF RWY 4L FOR DEP, ANOTHER ACFT BEHIND US RADIOED TO THE TWR THAT OUR POTABLE WATER DOOR WAS OPEN. THE TWR ASKED US IF WE COPIED THE RPT, AND WE ACKNOWLEDGED 'YES'. THE CAPT AND I DISCUSSED THE OPEN WATER DOOR, THAT IT WAS LOCATED AFT OF ALL THE ENGS AND ALL CTLING SURFACES. ALSO, THE DOOR IS DESIGNED TO SHUT UPON AIR PRESSURE OF FLT. RETURN TO THE GATE WOULD FAR SURPASS THE SAFETY OF FLT CREATED BY THE OPEN DOOR, ESPECIALLY IN THE EYES OF THE PAX. AFTER DISCUSSION, WE DECIDED TO CONTINUE THE FLT AND NO ADVERSE SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS WOULD BE AT JEOPARDY.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.