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Tired from an early get-up and lacking recent experience aboard the A319; cabin attendant actuates emergency exit door instead of disarming the slide as intended.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 673667 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200507 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ord.airport |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified |
| ASRS Report | 673667 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Cabin Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Cabin Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Day started at XA00 in new york for a 2 1/2 hour drive to airport. Arrived at XK20; was working ffa position; watched for jetbridge to come over. Made the disarm for arrival announcement. Realized I reached for the wrong handle (they're parallel to one another). I couldn't stop the door from opening. I stepped back and the slide deployed. Contributing factors to this incident are: A319/A320 are not my normal aircraft (I haven't flown one in possibly yrs) and fatigue.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: TIRED FROM AN EARLY GET-UP AND LACKING RECENT EXPERIENCE ABOARD THE A319; CABIN ATTENDANT ACTUATES EMER EXIT DOOR INSTEAD OF DISARMING THE SLIDE AS INTENDED.
Narrative: DAY STARTED AT XA00 IN NEW YORK FOR A 2 1/2 HR DRIVE TO ARPT. ARRIVED AT XK20; WAS WORKING FFA POS; WATCHED FOR JETBRIDGE TO COME OVER. MADE THE DISARM FOR ARR ANNOUNCEMENT. REALIZED I REACHED FOR THE WRONG HANDLE (THEY'RE PARALLEL TO ONE ANOTHER). I COULDN'T STOP THE DOOR FROM OPENING. I STEPPED BACK AND THE SLIDE DEPLOYED. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO THIS INCIDENT ARE: A319/A320 ARE NOT MY NORMAL ACFT (I HAVEN'T FLOWN ONE IN POSSIBLY YRS) AND FATIGUE.
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.