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A B767 landed with a passenger trapped in the mid cabin attendant lav caused by a loose screw in the locking mechanism.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 527079 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200110 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : tus.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| 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 | 527079 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical cabin event other |
| Independent Detector | other other : person 4 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Landed with passenger in lav. Passenger was using lav when a screw backed out consequently jamming the lock opening mechanism. The flight attendants worked on opening the door for aprox 25 mins with no success in opening the door. After landing it took ZZZ maintenance about 20 mins to get the door open. They had to pry the door open with a large screwdriver. The door was damaged extensively.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B767 LANDED WITH A PAX TRAPPED IN THE MID CAB LAV CAUSED BY A LOOSE SCREW IN THE LOCKING MECHANISM.
Narrative: LANDED WITH PAX IN LAV. PAX WAS USING LAV WHEN A SCREW BACKED OUT CONSEQUENTLY JAMMING THE LOCK OPENING MECHANISM. THE FLT ATTENDANTS WORKED ON OPENING THE DOOR FOR APROX 25 MINS WITH NO SUCCESS IN OPENING THE DOOR. AFTER LANDING IT TOOK ZZZ MAINT ABOUT 20 MINS TO GET THE DOOR OPEN. THEY HAD TO PRY THE DOOR OPEN WITH A LARGE SCREWDRIVER. THE DOOR WAS DAMAGED EXTENSIVELY.
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.