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A B767 crew reported that cargo loaders opened the cargo door before the aircraft was stopped and engines shut down.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 496893 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200101 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mia.airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi ground other : parking |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 496893 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
Ground crew opened cargo door early. I really don't want to send this, but in the interest of safety I must. While taxiing in last night, about 50 ft away from parking, several caution lights in the cockpit went off. What had happened was that one of the ground crew had opened the forward cargo door way too early. Due to the momentum of the aircraft and the overall traffic situation, I continued to taxi until we stopped at the gate. While not trying to get anyone in trouble, we simply cannot have this. While the caution lights in the cockpit are a major distraction to us at a critical time, I feel that this is much more dangerous to the guy(south) on the ground. A 250,000 pound airplane taxiing at 2-3 KTS creates a lot of momentum. Opening a large cargo door while the plane is still moving is simply not safe for anyone on the ground.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B767 CREW REPORTED THAT CARGO LOADERS OPENED THE CARGO DOOR BEFORE THE ACFT WAS STOPPED AND ENGS SHUT DOWN.
Narrative: GND CREW OPENED CARGO DOOR EARLY. I REALLY DON'T WANT TO SEND THIS, BUT IN THE INTEREST OF SAFETY I MUST. WHILE TAXIING IN LAST NIGHT, ABOUT 50 FT AWAY FROM PARKING, SEVERAL CAUTION LIGHTS IN THE COCKPIT WENT OFF. WHAT HAD HAPPENED WAS THAT ONE OF THE GND CREW HAD OPENED THE FORWARD CARGO DOOR WAY TOO EARLY. DUE TO THE MOMENTUM OF THE ACFT AND THE OVERALL TFC SIT, I CONTINUED TO TAXI UNTIL WE STOPPED AT THE GATE. WHILE NOT TRYING TO GET ANYONE IN TROUBLE, WE SIMPLY CANNOT HAVE THIS. WHILE THE CAUTION LIGHTS IN THE COCKPIT ARE A MAJOR DISTR TO US AT A CRITICAL TIME, I FEEL THAT THIS IS MUCH MORE DANGEROUS TO THE GUY(S) ON THE GND. A 250,000 LB AIRPLANE TAXIING AT 2-3 KTS CREATES A LOT OF MOMENTUM. OPENING A LARGE CARGO DOOR WHILE THE PLANE IS STILL MOVING IS SIMPLY NOT SAFE FOR ANYONE ON THE GND.
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.