An aft galley door is unexpectedly opened by catering after a hurried loading of passenger and cargo...

Attributes
ACN	508192
Time
Date	200104
Day	Wed
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : den.tower
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 : first officer
ASRS Report	508192
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	508193
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe conflict : ground less severe maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies
Independent Detector	other other : fa 3
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : inspection
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Company
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Captain and I aborted the first aircraft for a hydraulic temperature light, and changed to another aircraft. There were 2 gate agents -- the original and another older man. There was a delay due to fueling the new aircraft, while boarding passenger. The ground crew was also inside. The gate agent was pressing the folks a bit, but not too bad. We were late. When passenger were boarded and fueling complete, the agent just closed the door and began to remove the jetbridge. We completed the door annunciator check and gotten cabin ready. The catering truck had completed loading in the aft galley and had knocked on the door then locked it and pulled away. Then, just as we were about to start, the aft galley door was opened without warning. Flight attendant #1 had already given an 'arm doors' to the cabin. The aft galley slide dropped onto the catering platform and luckily did not inflate. If it had, the results would have been injury to the catering worker and equipment. The captain and I questioned the crew and the back flight attendants were sure that catering had cleared the door and pulled away. I do not believe that the crew did anything incorrectly. I do not know what prompted the catering truck to come back after clearing. I had even turned on the rotating beacon. We were just waiting for the guide man to hook up. I included safety but no injury occurred, but the potential was there. Supplemental information from can 508193: previously the agent had tried to close the door early while catering was still servicing aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN AFT GALLEY DOOR IS UNEXPECTEDLY OPENED BY CATERING AFTER A HURRIED LOADING OF PAX AND CARGO FROM AN ABORTED FLT. EVAC SLIDE PACKET FALLS ONTO CATERING TRUCK WITHOUT OPENING AT DFW, TX.

Narrative: CAPT AND I ABORTED THE FIRST ACFT FOR A HYD TEMP LIGHT, AND CHANGED TO ANOTHER ACFT. THERE WERE 2 GATE AGENTS -- THE ORIGINAL AND ANOTHER OLDER MAN. THERE WAS A DELAY DUE TO FUELING THE NEW ACFT, WHILE BOARDING PAX. THE GND CREW WAS ALSO INSIDE. THE GATE AGENT WAS PRESSING THE FOLKS A BIT, BUT NOT TOO BAD. WE WERE LATE. WHEN PAX WERE BOARDED AND FUELING COMPLETE, THE AGENT JUST CLOSED THE DOOR AND BEGAN TO REMOVE THE JETBRIDGE. WE COMPLETED THE DOOR ANNUNCIATOR CHK AND GOTTEN CABIN READY. THE CATERING TRUCK HAD COMPLETED LOADING IN THE AFT GALLEY AND HAD KNOCKED ON THE DOOR THEN LOCKED IT AND PULLED AWAY. THEN, JUST AS WE WERE ABOUT TO START, THE AFT GALLEY DOOR WAS OPENED WITHOUT WARNING. FLT ATTENDANT #1 HAD ALREADY GIVEN AN 'ARM DOORS' TO THE CABIN. THE AFT GALLEY SLIDE DROPPED ONTO THE CATERING PLATFORM AND LUCKILY DID NOT INFLATE. IF IT HAD, THE RESULTS WOULD HAVE BEEN INJURY TO THE CATERING WORKER AND EQUIP. THE CAPT AND I QUESTIONED THE CREW AND THE BACK FLT ATTENDANTS WERE SURE THAT CATERING HAD CLRED THE DOOR AND PULLED AWAY. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THE CREW DID ANYTHING INCORRECTLY. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT PROMPTED THE CATERING TRUCK TO COME BACK AFTER CLRING. I HAD EVEN TURNED ON THE ROTATING BEACON. WE WERE JUST WAITING FOR THE GUIDE MAN TO HOOK UP. I INCLUDED SAFETY BUT NO INJURY OCCURRED, BUT THE POTENTIAL WAS THERE. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM CAN 508193: PREVIOUSLY THE AGENT HAD TRIED TO CLOSE THE DOOR EARLY WHILE CATERING WAS STILL SVCING ACFT.

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.

An aft galley door is unexpectedly opened by catering after a hurried loading of passenger and cargo from an aborted flight. Evacuate/evacuation slide packet falls onto catering truck without opening at dfw, tx.