Air carrier taxies with door not fully engaged.

Attributes
ACN	253684
Time
Date	199309
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fra
State Reference	FO
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	Widebody Transport
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground : preflight ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 0 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 0
ASRS Report	253684
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

At pushback from gate, so was informed by flight attendant in charge that the #1 left door would not engage fully. So informed captain of this and captain called for pushback checklist again. So asked captain if he should attempt to reset door during taxi. Captain responded yes. Flight attendant was informed of this. During taxi-out, so was informed that the girt bar had not engaged on 1 side and so attempted to correct this. Unable to correct the problem, we stopped taxi until mechanics could correct door problem. Taxi and flight then went normally. I don't feel we should taxi with any door problem, even though we were not initially informed of the girt bar problem. This occurred as aircraft was beginning its movement for pushback, very busy time. It is quicker and easier to correct problem at gate than during taxi, as well as possible safety issue.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR TAXIES WITH DOOR NOT FULLY ENGAGED.

Narrative: AT PUSHBACK FROM GATE, SO WAS INFORMED BY FLT ATTENDANT IN CHARGE THAT THE #1 L DOOR WOULD NOT ENGAGE FULLY. SO INFORMED CAPT OF THIS AND CAPT CALLED FOR PUSHBACK CHKLIST AGAIN. SO ASKED CAPT IF HE SHOULD ATTEMPT TO RESET DOOR DURING TAXI. CAPT RESPONDED YES. FLT ATTENDANT WAS INFORMED OF THIS. DURING TAXI-OUT, SO WAS INFORMED THAT THE GIRT BAR HAD NOT ENGAGED ON 1 SIDE AND SO ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THIS. UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROB, WE STOPPED TAXI UNTIL MECHS COULD CORRECT DOOR PROB. TAXI AND FLT THEN WENT NORMALLY. I DON'T FEEL WE SHOULD TAXI WITH ANY DOOR PROB, EVEN THOUGH WE WERE NOT INITIALLY INFORMED OF THE GIRT BAR PROB. THIS OCCURRED AS ACFT WAS BEGINNING ITS MOVEMENT FOR PUSHBACK, VERY BUSY TIME. IT IS QUICKER AND EASIER TO CORRECT PROB AT GATE THAN DURING TAXI, AS WELL AS POSSIBLE SAFETY ISSUE.

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.