<< >> NASA ASRS Report 300325, March 1995

Shortly after takeoff, an air carrier flight attendant called the cockpit to report that an emergency exit barrier strap had been improperly stowed, and was hanging outside the aircraft. The flight was diverted, in order to retract the strap.

Attributes
ACN	300325
Time
Date	199503
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lga
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 600 agl bound upper : 600
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lga
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	other other : other
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	300325
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

At 600 ft, on departure lga, #2 flight attendant rang the cockpit, and informed the so that aft right service door barrier strap, was hanging out. At 10000 ft, I sent so back, to try to retract the strap, which so could not do. Consulted with dispatch, and diverted to phl. Minor damage to paint on the door. No engine damage. We were fueled, and departed. Flight attendant did good job on timely informing of the problem. Good cockpit resource management all around. Thanks to crew and dispatch.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SHORTLY AFTER TKOF, AN ACR FLT ATTENDANT CALLED THE COCKPIT TO RPT THAT AN EMER EXIT BARRIER STRAP HAD BEEN IMPROPERLY STOWED, AND WAS HANGING OUTSIDE THE ACFT. THE FLT WAS DIVERTED, IN ORDER TO RETRACT THE STRAP.

Narrative: AT 600 FT, ON DEP LGA, #2 FLT ATTENDANT RANG THE COCKPIT, AND INFORMED THE SO THAT AFT R SVC DOOR BARRIER STRAP, WAS HANGING OUT. AT 10000 FT, I SENT SO BACK, TO TRY TO RETRACT THE STRAP, WHICH SO COULD NOT DO. CONSULTED WITH DISPATCH, AND DIVERTED TO PHL. MINOR DAMAGE TO PAINT ON THE DOOR. NO ENG DAMAGE. WE WERE FUELED, AND DEPARTED. FLT ATTENDANT DID GOOD JOB ON TIMELY INFORMING OF THE PROB. GOOD COCKPIT RESOURCE MGMNT ALL AROUND. THANKS TO CREW AND DISPATCH.

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.