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A B737-300 first officer reports continuing to find aircraft cockpit doors modified by the carrier for security that could hinder flight crew evacuate/evacuation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 538627 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200202 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 538627 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor FAA Aircraft Company |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
This morning when I arrived at the aircraft I found that the seatbelt modification to the cockpit door had the excess portion of the belt tied in a manner preventing access to the buckle. In an emergency egress, evacuate/evacuation would be delayed due to this problem. On other aircraft, I have found that the buckle end of the belt is on the bottom portion of the door. All of these door modifications should be standardized to ensure rapid cockpit evacuate/evacuation. It is possible to route the excess portion of the belt back through the flange attachment bracket. Since this does affect aircraft safety, this issue should be corrected.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-300 FO RPTS CONTINUING TO FIND ACFT COCKPIT DOORS MODIFIED BY THE CARRIER FOR SECURITY THAT COULD HINDER FLC EVAC.
Narrative: THIS MORNING WHEN I ARRIVED AT THE ACFT I FOUND THAT THE SEATBELT MODIFICATION TO THE COCKPIT DOOR HAD THE EXCESS PORTION OF THE BELT TIED IN A MANNER PREVENTING ACCESS TO THE BUCKLE. IN AN EMER EGRESS, EVAC WOULD BE DELAYED DUE TO THIS PROB. ON OTHER ACFT, I HAVE FOUND THAT THE BUCKLE END OF THE BELT IS ON THE BOTTOM PORTION OF THE DOOR. ALL OF THESE DOOR MODIFICATIONS SHOULD BE STANDARDIZED TO ENSURE RAPID COCKPIT EVAC. IT IS POSSIBLE TO RTE THE EXCESS PORTION OF THE BELT BACK THROUGH THE FLANGE ATTACHMENT BRACKET. SINCE THIS DOES AFFECT ACFT SAFETY, THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE CORRECTED.
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.