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Air carrier captain operated large transport aircraft without the appropriate maintenance inspection to a damaged main cabin door seal.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 204312 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199203 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : gdl |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 9000 |
| ASRS Report | 204312 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Just prior to pushback in gdl, the boarding agent informed me that the boarding stairway was jammed at the bottom of the forward passenger boarding door. (When the aircraft was fully boarded, it settled down into the stairway). I directed them to lower the stairs and pull it away. After inspecting the door, I observed the flexible rubber door seal slightly bent but it didn't appear abnormal. The passenger door closed with the usual effort and ease. A mexican national on the outside (pushback) headset told me it looked ok from the outside, when the door was closed. We started engines and flew a normal uneventful flight to lax. Upon our arrival at the gate in lax, maintenance was standing by to repair the door. Apparently gdl station informed lax station that maintenance was necessary. This was not communicated to me by anyone. If there was any concern by the station personnel, they never said a word as I said earlier, the aircraft pressurized normally and there were no squeals during the flight.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR CAPT OPERATED LGT ACFT WITHOUT THE APPROPRIATE MAINT INSPECTION TO A DAMAGED MAIN CABIN DOOR SEAL.
Narrative: JUST PRIOR TO PUSHBACK IN GDL, THE BOARDING AGENT INFORMED ME THAT THE BOARDING STAIRWAY WAS JAMMED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE FORWARD PAX BOARDING DOOR. (WHEN THE ACFT WAS FULLY BOARDED, IT SETTLED DOWN INTO THE STAIRWAY). I DIRECTED THEM TO LOWER THE STAIRS AND PULL IT AWAY. AFTER INSPECTING THE DOOR, I OBSERVED THE FLEXIBLE RUBBER DOOR SEAL SLIGHTLY BENT BUT IT DIDN'T APPEAR ABNORMAL. THE PAX DOOR CLOSED WITH THE USUAL EFFORT AND EASE. A MEXICAN NATIONAL ON THE OUTSIDE (PUSHBACK) HEADSET TOLD ME IT LOOKED OK FROM THE OUTSIDE, WHEN THE DOOR WAS CLOSED. WE STARTED ENGS AND FLEW A NORMAL UNEVENTFUL FLT TO LAX. UPON OUR ARR AT THE GATE IN LAX, MAINT WAS STANDING BY TO REPAIR THE DOOR. APPARENTLY GDL STATION INFORMED LAX STATION THAT MAINT WAS NECESSARY. THIS WAS NOT COMMUNICATED TO ME BY ANYONE. IF THERE WAS ANY CONCERN BY THE STATION PERSONNEL, THEY NEVER SAID A WORD AS I SAID EARLIER, THE ACFT PRESSURIZED NORMALLY AND THERE WERE NO SQUEALS DURING THE FLT.
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.