An medium large transport air carrier aircraft returned to the ramp to stow an external door handle ...

Attributes
ACN	209848
Time
Date	199205
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lga
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
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 : 210 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 3500
ASRS Report	209848
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

#1 for takeoff in lga. Aircraft behind reports right rear galley door handle not properly stowed. Although this is a self stowing handle (wind should blow it flush), felt it necessary with lga aircraft history to taxi out of way and have flight attendant check the door. We taxied down runway to an inactive taxiway and stopped to check door. We showed no door light on in cockpit and flight attendant verified door was locked. We would have proceeded on for takeoff, however, we had talked to the tower controllers and the ground controllers and one of them had notified our company operations in lga. When I called the company they were aware of situation and were getting maintenance together to come look at door. Since this had already been done, I decided to let maintenance come out to airplane and push door handle flush -- which they did. I made no maintenance write up in book and did not get any sign off because I didn't feel this was a mechanical problem.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MLG ACR ACFT RETURNED TO THE RAMP TO STOW AN EXTERNAL DOOR HANDLE THAT WAS NOTICED BY THE CREW OF A FOLLOWING ACFT.

Narrative: #1 FOR TKOF IN LGA. ACFT BEHIND RPTS R REAR GALLEY DOOR HANDLE NOT PROPERLY STOWED. ALTHOUGH THIS IS A SELF STOWING HANDLE (WIND SHOULD BLOW IT FLUSH), FELT IT NECESSARY WITH LGA ACFT HISTORY TO TAXI OUT OF WAY AND HAVE FLT ATTENDANT CHK THE DOOR. WE TAXIED DOWN RWY TO AN INACTIVE TAXIWAY AND STOPPED TO CHK DOOR. WE SHOWED NO DOOR LIGHT ON IN COCKPIT AND FLT ATTENDANT VERIFIED DOOR WAS LOCKED. WE WOULD HAVE PROCEEDED ON FOR TKOF, HOWEVER, WE HAD TALKED TO THE TWR CTLRS AND THE GND CTLRS AND ONE OF THEM HAD NOTIFIED OUR COMPANY OPS IN LGA. WHEN I CALLED THE COMPANY THEY WERE AWARE OF SITUATION AND WERE GETTING MAINT TOGETHER TO COME LOOK AT DOOR. SINCE THIS HAD ALREADY BEEN DONE, I DECIDED TO LET MAINT COME OUT TO AIRPLANE AND PUSH DOOR HANDLE FLUSH -- WHICH THEY DID. I MADE NO MAINT WRITE UP IN BOOK AND DID NOT GET ANY SIGN OFF BECAUSE I DIDN'T FEEL THIS WAS A MECHANICAL PROBLEM.

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.

An medium large transport air carrier aircraft returned to the ramp to stow an external door handle that was noticed by the crew of a following aircraft.