A B737-500 arrived at gate with the forward entrance door escape slide pack laying on the floor and not connected to the aircraft. Captain moved slide to allow passenger to disembark. Advised maintenance of slide condition.

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Attributes
ACN	670318
Time
Date	200509
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord.airport
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-500
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked ground : maintenance
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 222 flight time total : 9550 flight time type : 5212
ASRS Report	670318
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 3
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Factors
Maintenance	performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Cabin Crew Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

Soon after blocking in and completing the parking checklist; I was summoned by the 'a' flight attendant to the cabin. I was shown door 1L partially opened with the slide pack sitting on the door sill; disarmed and blocking the doorway. I informed him that I would take care of it. Upon further inspection it was plainly obvious that the entire slide pack had inadvertently fallen out of its case. I then lifted the pack cover and discovered the entire slide pack assembly was free of the aircraft. With a partially blocked door and passenger waiting to disembark my aircraft; I elected to move the now loose slide pack to the jetway so as to allow the passenger on the aircraft to disembark. An appropriate ACARS message was sent followed by a phone call to station maintenance.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-500 ARRIVED AT GATE WITH THE FORWARD ENTRANCE DOOR ESCAPE SLIDE PACK LAYING ON THE FLOOR AND NOT CONNECTED TO THE ACFT. CAPT MOVED SLIDE TO ALLOW PAX TO DISEMBARK. ADVISED MAINT OF SLIDE CONDITION.

Narrative: SOON AFTER BLOCKING IN AND COMPLETING THE PARKING CHKLIST; I WAS SUMMONED BY THE 'A' FLT ATTENDANT TO THE CABIN. I WAS SHOWN DOOR 1L PARTIALLY OPENED WITH THE SLIDE PACK SITTING ON THE DOOR SILL; DISARMED AND BLOCKING THE DOORWAY. I INFORMED HIM THAT I WOULD TAKE CARE OF IT. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION IT WAS PLAINLY OBVIOUS THAT THE ENTIRE SLIDE PACK HAD INADVERTENTLY FALLEN OUT OF ITS CASE. I THEN LIFTED THE PACK COVER AND DISCOVERED THE ENTIRE SLIDE PACK ASSEMBLY WAS FREE OF THE ACFT. WITH A PARTIALLY BLOCKED DOOR AND PAX WAITING TO DISEMBARK MY ACFT; I ELECTED TO MOVE THE NOW LOOSE SLIDE PACK TO THE JETWAY SO AS TO ALLOW THE PAX ON THE ACFT TO DISEMBARK. AN APPROPRIATE ACARS MESSAGE WAS SENT FOLLOWED BY A PHONE CALL TO STATION MAINT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.