First officer arrives at MD80 for departure and finds the aircraft fully boarded with passenger and ...

Attributes
ACN	675698
Time
Date	200510
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sea.airport
State Reference	WA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
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
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 500 flight time type : 2550
ASRS Report	675698
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : company policies
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Cabin Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

Our next flight was on a different aircraft and scheduled to leave 9 mins before our late arrival. I arrived at the aircraft to find all the passenger boarded. Upon walking into the cabin; I immediately realized that it was very hot and stuffy; and the flight attendants asked immediately to get some air flowing. Upon starting my preflight flows; I immediately realized that the aircraft had probably just come from the hangar; with everything off except for the external power busses and the ground service bus. I realized that with the battery switch being off (flight attendant communications affected) and the emergency lights unarmed; that the aircraft had been in an unsafe condition for passenger to be on board before my arrival to the aircraft. This was the second day in a row that we arrived late in sea to take a different aircraft outbound. On both occasions; crew scheduling stated that there weren't any reserve crews to take the flts out on time. As a result; on both occasions we arrived to a fully boarded aircraft with everyone waiting on the flight crew. In the case mentioned in this report; the rush to get the flight out as quickly as possible along with the absence of a flight crew or maintenance personnel to ensure the aircraft was in the proper confign for boarding led to an unsafe condition.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FO ARRIVES AT MD80 FOR DEP AND FINDS THE ACFT FULLY BOARDED WITH PAX AND CABIN CREW BUT NO ELECTRICAL PWR OR AIR CONDITIONING AND WITH THE EMER EXIT LIGHTS UNARMED.

Narrative: OUR NEXT FLT WAS ON A DIFFERENT ACFT AND SCHEDULED TO LEAVE 9 MINS BEFORE OUR LATE ARR. I ARRIVED AT THE ACFT TO FIND ALL THE PAX BOARDED. UPON WALKING INTO THE CABIN; I IMMEDIATELY REALIZED THAT IT WAS VERY HOT AND STUFFY; AND THE FLT ATTENDANTS ASKED IMMEDIATELY TO GET SOME AIR FLOWING. UPON STARTING MY PREFLT FLOWS; I IMMEDIATELY REALIZED THAT THE ACFT HAD PROBABLY JUST COME FROM THE HANGAR; WITH EVERYTHING OFF EXCEPT FOR THE EXTERNAL PWR BUSSES AND THE GND SVC BUS. I REALIZED THAT WITH THE BATTERY SWITCH BEING OFF (FLT ATTENDANT COMS AFFECTED) AND THE EMER LIGHTS UNARMED; THAT THE ACFT HAD BEEN IN AN UNSAFE CONDITION FOR PAX TO BE ON BOARD BEFORE MY ARR TO THE ACFT. THIS WAS THE SECOND DAY IN A ROW THAT WE ARRIVED LATE IN SEA TO TAKE A DIFFERENT ACFT OUTBOUND. ON BOTH OCCASIONS; CREW SCHEDULING STATED THAT THERE WEREN'T ANY RESERVE CREWS TO TAKE THE FLTS OUT ON TIME. AS A RESULT; ON BOTH OCCASIONS WE ARRIVED TO A FULLY BOARDED ACFT WITH EVERYONE WAITING ON THE FLT CREW. IN THE CASE MENTIONED IN THIS RPT; THE RUSH TO GET THE FLT OUT AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE ALONG WITH THE ABSENCE OF A FLT CREW OR MAINT PERSONNEL TO ENSURE THE ACFT WAS IN THE PROPER CONFIGN FOR BOARDING LED TO AN UNSAFE CONDITION.

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.

First officer arrives at MD80 for departure and finds the aircraft fully boarded with passenger and cabin crew but no electrical power or air conditioning and with the emergency exit lights unarmed.