An air carrier medium large transport lost a rescue slide when a cabin door was opened to allow outs...

Attributes
ACN	247501
Time
Date	199307
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : grr
State Reference	MI
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 : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	247501
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

We were given a delay due to thunderstorms in the dtw area. It was decided to taxi into the holding area for 26L grr, shut both engines down with APU running and wait. While in the holding area, just as we were completing shutdown and talking to dispatch and ground about delays, the lead flight attendant asked if we could possibly get some increased ventilation by opening the galley door. The cabin temperature had reached 105 degrees even with the APU and engine running on taxi out. I said I thought that would be ok. In the next 15-20 seconds it took the lead flight attendant to disarm the door, I realized this may not be a good idea. The wind caught the door, flew it open and out went the slide, cover and all, to the ground. When it struck the ground, it inflated. Company maintenance and dispatch were called. It was then decided to get fire truck/rescue escort to help us return back to the gate area.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR MLG LOST A RESCUE SLIDE WHEN A CABIN DOOR WAS OPENED TO ALLOW OUTSIDE AIR TO COOL THE ACFT.

Narrative: WE WERE GIVEN A DELAY DUE TO TSTMS IN THE DTW AREA. IT WAS DECIDED TO TAXI INTO THE HOLDING AREA FOR 26L GRR, SHUT BOTH ENGS DOWN WITH APU RUNNING AND WAIT. WHILE IN THE HOLDING AREA, JUST AS WE WERE COMPLETING SHUTDOWN AND TALKING TO DISPATCH AND GND ABOUT DELAYS, THE LEAD FLT ATTENDANT ASKED IF WE COULD POSSIBLY GET SOME INCREASED VENTILATION BY OPENING THE GALLEY DOOR. THE CABIN TEMP HAD REACHED 105 DEGS EVEN WITH THE APU AND ENGINE RUNNING ON TAXI OUT. I SAID I THOUGHT THAT WOULD BE OK. IN THE NEXT 15-20 SECONDS IT TOOK THE LEAD FLT ATTENDANT TO DISARM THE DOOR, I REALIZED THIS MAY NOT BE A GOOD IDEA. THE WIND CAUGHT THE DOOR, FLEW IT OPEN AND OUT WENT THE SLIDE, COVER AND ALL, TO THE GND. WHEN IT STRUCK THE GND, IT INFLATED. COMPANY MAINT AND DISPATCH WERE CALLED. IT WAS THEN DECIDED TO GET FIRE TRUCK/RESCUE ESCORT TO HELP US RETURN BACK TO THE GATE AREA.

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 air carrier medium large transport lost a rescue slide when a cabin door was opened to allow outside air to cool the aircraft.