Evacuate/evacuation slide deployed at the gate.

Attributes
ACN	472795
Time
Date	200005
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	472795
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : door warning light other other : cab-3
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Chart Or Publication Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

The flight was running late due to WX delays. The crew was almost out of crew duty time and approaching an illegal status. Catering had been ordered, due to shortages, but later canceled to prevent further delays. The front door was closed and the jetbridge removed. We called ramp tower for a pushback ground crew, and completed the prior to pushout portion of the checklist, including receiving the cabin ready report. My first contact with the ground man was unreadable. When communication was established, we were informed that the catering truck was at the rear of the aircraft. Seconds later the aft galley door light illuminated, followed by a call from the #4 flight attendant informing me that the aft galley door slide had deployed and inflated. I inquired about any injuries and none were reported. We called maintenance. Maintenance replaced the slide and reported no additional damage to the aircraft. Due to this delay, the crew duty day expired and the flight was canceled.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EVAC SLIDE DEPLOYED AT THE GATE.

Narrative: THE FLT WAS RUNNING LATE DUE TO WX DELAYS. THE CREW WAS ALMOST OUT OF CREW DUTY TIME AND APCHING AN ILLEGAL STATUS. CATERING HAD BEEN ORDERED, DUE TO SHORTAGES, BUT LATER CANCELED TO PREVENT FURTHER DELAYS. THE FRONT DOOR WAS CLOSED AND THE JETBRIDGE REMOVED. WE CALLED RAMP TWR FOR A PUSHBACK GND CREW, AND COMPLETED THE PRIOR TO PUSHOUT PORTION OF THE CHKLIST, INCLUDING RECEIVING THE CABIN READY RPT. MY FIRST CONTACT WITH THE GND MAN WAS UNREADABLE. WHEN COM WAS ESTABLISHED, WE WERE INFORMED THAT THE CATERING TRUCK WAS AT THE REAR OF THE ACFT. SECONDS LATER THE AFT GALLEY DOOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED, FOLLOWED BY A CALL FROM THE #4 FLT ATTENDANT INFORMING ME THAT THE AFT GALLEY DOOR SLIDE HAD DEPLOYED AND INFLATED. I INQUIRED ABOUT ANY INJURIES AND NONE WERE RPTED. WE CALLED MAINT. MAINT REPLACED THE SLIDE AND RPTED NO ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO THE ACFT. DUE TO THIS DELAY, THE CREW DUTY DAY EXPIRED AND THE FLT WAS CANCELED.

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.