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MD80 crew allows cabin door to be closed while the aircraft is being fueled and the FAA on the jumpseat.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 710637 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200609 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : iad.airport |
| State Reference | DC |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| 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 Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| ASRS Report | 710637 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 710638 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : faa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
FAA showed up about 20 mins prior to departure for the cockpit jumpseat. After verifying his credentials and giving him ours; we started the checklist. About 12 mins prior to scheduled departure time the agent came down to see if he could close the door. The captain said that we were ready and to go ahead. At that point we had not gotten to the fuel panel part of the checklist. When we did; we noticed they were still fueling the airplane. After finishing the checklist the FAA inspector asked if our fueling manual allowed us to fuel the airplane with all our doors closed. The captain told him it does not. It got very busy around that time with the inspector showing up and the agent closing the door 12 mins early. The airplane did not come in late so we didn't expect a delay because of fueling. We even started the checklist a few mins earlier than we normally do because we were going to leave early. Maybe next time we should wait until finishing the checklist before allowing the agent to shut the door.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MD80 CREW ALLOWS CABIN DOOR TO BE CLOSED WHILE THE ACFT IS BEING FUELED AND THE FAA ON THE JUMPSEAT.
Narrative: FAA SHOWED UP ABOUT 20 MINS PRIOR TO DEP FOR THE COCKPIT JUMPSEAT. AFTER VERIFYING HIS CREDENTIALS AND GIVING HIM OURS; WE STARTED THE CHKLIST. ABOUT 12 MINS PRIOR TO SCHEDULED DEP TIME THE AGENT CAME DOWN TO SEE IF HE COULD CLOSE THE DOOR. THE CAPT SAID THAT WE WERE READY AND TO GO AHEAD. AT THAT POINT WE HAD NOT GOTTEN TO THE FUEL PANEL PART OF THE CHKLIST. WHEN WE DID; WE NOTICED THEY WERE STILL FUELING THE AIRPLANE. AFTER FINISHING THE CHKLIST THE FAA INSPECTOR ASKED IF OUR FUELING MANUAL ALLOWED US TO FUEL THE AIRPLANE WITH ALL OUR DOORS CLOSED. THE CAPT TOLD HIM IT DOES NOT. IT GOT VERY BUSY AROUND THAT TIME WITH THE INSPECTOR SHOWING UP AND THE AGENT CLOSING THE DOOR 12 MINS EARLY. THE AIRPLANE DID NOT COME IN LATE SO WE DIDN'T EXPECT A DELAY BECAUSE OF FUELING. WE EVEN STARTED THE CHKLIST A FEW MINS EARLIER THAN WE NORMALLY DO BECAUSE WE WERE GOING TO LEAVE EARLY. MAYBE NEXT TIME WE SHOULD WAIT UNTIL FINISHING THE CHKLIST BEFORE ALLOWING THE AGENT TO SHUT THE DOOR.
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.