B757 flight crew and cabin crew; during deplaning; have difficulty with the forward exit door. First officer attempts to close and open the door and the emergency slide deploys.

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Attributes
ACN	689874
Time
Date	200603
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lax.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 1100
ASRS Report	689874
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 2100
ASRS Report	689875
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical cabin event other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 3
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Cabin Crew Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

On delay for no APU bleed air and were unable to get cooling air on aircraft. While waiting a decision; captain asked the flight attendants if they wanted the forward/aft doors open for cooling. The doors were opened; the jetbridge was up and a flight attendant was stationed at each door. Station directed an aircraft swap and the passenger began to deplane. We ran the landing/shutdown flows and then did the parking checklist. On exit of the flight deck; there were about 30 coach passenger remaining. The flight attendant at 1L was having trouble closing the open door. I offered to assist and she stepped back. As I started to move the door handle; the door (power assisted) opened and the slide deployed. No one was injured on the aircraft or on the ground. Supplemental information from acn 689875: when it came time to close the doors; the flight attendant in the forward galley was having trouble closing the door. The first officer tried to assist her. In the process; the slide discharged as the customers were in the middle of deplaning to go to another plane.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 FLT CREW AND CABIN CREW; DURING DEPLANING; HAVE DIFFICULTY WITH THE FORWARD EXIT DOOR. FO ATTEMPTS TO CLOSE AND OPEN THE DOOR AND THE EMER SLIDE DEPLOYS.

Narrative: ON DELAY FOR NO APU BLEED AIR AND WERE UNABLE TO GET COOLING AIR ON ACFT. WHILE WAITING A DECISION; CAPT ASKED THE FLT ATTENDANTS IF THEY WANTED THE FORWARD/AFT DOORS OPEN FOR COOLING. THE DOORS WERE OPENED; THE JETBRIDGE WAS UP AND A FLT ATTENDANT WAS STATIONED AT EACH DOOR. STATION DIRECTED AN ACFT SWAP AND THE PAX BEGAN TO DEPLANE. WE RAN THE LNDG/SHUTDOWN FLOWS AND THEN DID THE PARKING CHKLIST. ON EXIT OF THE FLT DECK; THERE WERE ABOUT 30 COACH PAX REMAINING. THE FLT ATTENDANT AT 1L WAS HAVING TROUBLE CLOSING THE OPEN DOOR. I OFFERED TO ASSIST AND SHE STEPPED BACK. AS I STARTED TO MOVE THE DOOR HANDLE; THE DOOR (PWR ASSISTED) OPENED AND THE SLIDE DEPLOYED. NO ONE WAS INJURED ON THE ACFT OR ON THE GND. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 689875: WHEN IT CAME TIME TO CLOSE THE DOORS; THE FLT ATTENDANT IN THE FORWARD GALLEY WAS HAVING TROUBLE CLOSING THE DOOR. THE FO TRIED TO ASSIST HER. IN THE PROCESS; THE SLIDE DISCHARGED AS THE CUSTOMERS WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF DEPLANING TO GO TO ANOTHER PLANE.

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.