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Flight crew complains of a recurring issue of the ground crew's opening the cargo doors while the aircraft is still 20 ft away from the gate in dfw, tx.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 592276 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200308 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| 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 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial |
| ASRS Report | 592276 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 592006 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical ground encounters : person non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : door lights other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
While taxiing in to gate this morning, we had approximately 20 ft to travel before we stopped and the cargo door open light illuminated. This is the third time in as many months that I have highlighted this hazard. Apparently nothing is being done. This has to stop before we either ingest a person into the engine, suck up some FOD, or run over someone. We have a very clear cut procedure to stop this from occurring. My recommendation is that if this happens in the future, the captain is directed to stop the aircraft and shut down the engines. The aircraft can be towed to the parking position if need be. This is a truly unacceptable practice at dfw. I will work through the union to get this practice put in place if air carrier does not do anything to rectify the situation. This is occurring too much. Let's fix it before we hurt somebody or do multi-million dollar damage to a jet engine.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT CREW COMPLAINS OF A RECURRING ISSUE OF THE GND CREW'S OPENING THE CARGO DOORS WHILE THE ACFT IS STILL 20 FT AWAY FROM THE GATE IN DFW, TX.
Narrative: WHILE TAXIING IN TO GATE THIS MORNING, WE HAD APPROX 20 FT TO TRAVEL BEFORE WE STOPPED AND THE CARGO DOOR OPEN LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME IN AS MANY MONTHS THAT I HAVE HIGHLIGHTED THIS HAZARD. APPARENTLY NOTHING IS BEING DONE. THIS HAS TO STOP BEFORE WE EITHER INGEST A PERSON INTO THE ENG, SUCK UP SOME FOD, OR RUN OVER SOMEONE. WE HAVE A VERY CLR CUT PROC TO STOP THIS FROM OCCURRING. MY RECOMMENDATION IS THAT IF THIS HAPPENS IN THE FUTURE, THE CAPT IS DIRECTED TO STOP THE ACFT AND SHUT DOWN THE ENGS. THE ACFT CAN BE TOWED TO THE PARKING POS IF NEED BE. THIS IS A TRULY UNACCEPTABLE PRACTICE AT DFW. I WILL WORK THROUGH THE UNION TO GET THIS PRACTICE PUT IN PLACE IF ACR DOES NOT DO ANYTHING TO RECTIFY THE SIT. THIS IS OCCURRING TOO MUCH. LET'S FIX IT BEFORE WE HURT SOMEBODY OR DO MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR DAMAGE TO A JET ENG.
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.