Aft service door was so stiff to move in the cold WX the flight attendant could not operate it.

Attributes
ACN	287649
Time
Date	199411
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : uhhh
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 25000 flight time type : 7000
ASRS Report	287649
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 9000
ASRS Report	287635
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Upon preflight between legs at magadan, russia, flight attendant advised me that she could not open aft galley door. We carry a company mechanic on these russia flts so I asked him to check it out. It turned out that it was indeed difficult to open but the mechanic did open the door and so did our russian interpreter. The mechanic and I agreed that the door was difficult because of the extremely low temperature and high winds. And I asked him to make sure that the door could be opened and that he (the mechanic) would situation next to the door for takeoff and landing and also to check its operation after we landed in anchorage. After we landed I asked him if the door was ok. He said that it was. So I didn't write it up, assuming that the cold in magadan had been the cause of the problem!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AFT SVC DOOR WAS SO STIFF TO MOVE IN THE COLD WX THE FLT ATTENDANT COULD NOT OPERATE IT.

Narrative: UPON PREFLT BTWN LEGS AT MAGADAN, RUSSIA, FLT ATTENDANT ADVISED ME THAT SHE COULD NOT OPEN AFT GALLEY DOOR. WE CARRY A COMPANY MECH ON THESE RUSSIA FLTS SO I ASKED HIM TO CHK IT OUT. IT TURNED OUT THAT IT WAS INDEED DIFFICULT TO OPEN BUT THE MECH DID OPEN THE DOOR AND SO DID OUR RUSSIAN INTERPRETER. THE MECH AND I AGREED THAT THE DOOR WAS DIFFICULT BECAUSE OF THE EXTREMELY LOW TEMP AND HIGH WINDS. AND I ASKED HIM TO MAKE SURE THAT THE DOOR COULD BE OPENED AND THAT HE (THE MECH) WOULD SIT NEXT TO THE DOOR FOR TKOF AND LNDG AND ALSO TO CHK ITS OP AFTER WE LANDED IN ANCHORAGE. AFTER WE LANDED I ASKED HIM IF THE DOOR WAS OK. HE SAID THAT IT WAS. SO I DIDN'T WRITE IT UP, ASSUMING THAT THE COLD IN MAGADAN HAD BEEN THE CAUSE OF THE PROB!

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.