A second hand report on an air carrier medium large transport cabin team leaving the emergency exit ...

Attributes
ACN	261533
Time
Date	199311
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fll
State Reference	FL
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	B737-400
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government other
Function	observation : passenger
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	261523
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

A recent report to the casrp addresses an unsafe situation encountered by a canadian passenger while boarding an american carrier with his family. On nov 1993, the reporter boarded flight (ft lauderdale to baltimore) at approximately xa:00 hours. He was boarding during the pre-boarding phase with a family of 4, including a toddler. He then noticed that one of the aft cabin's emergency doors was left open unattended. The cabin was very hot when he boarded, and the door had likely been opened to help cool the area before the passenger embarked. The door was eventually closed after he passed his concern to a flight attendant. When contacted, a flight safety representative insisted that this incident was likely unique in that his company had specific rules to guard against this situation. Furthermore, discussions with transport canada (tc) cabin safety standards personnel indicate that canadian carriers require that a safety strap be installed across the opening, and that a flight attendant guard each exit anytime passenger could come in contact with an open door. A search of casrp files did not reveal any similar reported occurrences among canadian carriers.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A SECOND HAND RPT ON AN ACR MLG CABIN TEAM LEAVING THE EMER EXIT DOOR OPEN WITHOUT ANY SAFEGUARDS IN PLACE AS PER AIRLINE MGMNT POLICY.

Narrative: A RECENT RPT TO THE CASRP ADDRESSES AN UNSAFE SIT ENCOUNTERED BY A CANADIAN PAX WHILE BOARDING AN AMERICAN CARRIER WITH HIS FAMILY. ON NOV 1993, THE RPTR BOARDED FLT (FT LAUDERDALE TO BALTIMORE) AT APPROX XA:00 HRS. HE WAS BOARDING DURING THE PRE-BOARDING PHASE WITH A FAMILY OF 4, INCLUDING A TODDLER. HE THEN NOTICED THAT ONE OF THE AFT CABIN'S EMER DOORS WAS LEFT OPEN UNATTENDED. THE CABIN WAS VERY HOT WHEN HE BOARDED, AND THE DOOR HAD LIKELY BEEN OPENED TO HELP COOL THE AREA BEFORE THE PAX EMBARKED. THE DOOR WAS EVENTUALLY CLOSED AFTER HE PASSED HIS CONCERN TO A FLT ATTENDANT. WHEN CONTACTED, A FLT SAFETY REPRESENTATIVE INSISTED THAT THIS INCIDENT WAS LIKELY UNIQUE IN THAT HIS COMPANY HAD SPECIFIC RULES TO GUARD AGAINST THIS SIT. FURTHERMORE, DISCUSSIONS WITH TRANSPORT CANADA (TC) CABIN SAFETY STANDARDS PERSONNEL INDICATE THAT CANADIAN CARRIERS REQUIRE THAT A SAFETY STRAP BE INSTALLED ACROSS THE OPENING, AND THAT A FLT ATTENDANT GUARD EACH EXIT ANYTIME PAX COULD COME IN CONTACT WITH AN OPEN DOOR. A SEARCH OF CASRP FILES DID NOT REVEAL ANY SIMILAR RPTED OCCURRENCES AMONG CANADIAN CARRIERS.

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.

A second hand report on an air carrier medium large transport cabin team leaving the emergency exit door open without any safeguards in place as per airline management policy.