Beset with fatigue due to long duty days and five consecutive days of flying; cabin attendant fails ...

Attributes
ACN	736520
Time
Date	200703
Place
Locale Reference	airport : den.airport
State Reference	CO
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
ASRS Report	736520
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies
Independent Detector	other other : 2
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Cabin Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Cabin Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

We were scheduled for an XA50 pick-up giving us less than 8 hours at the hotel. I did not get sufficient sleep after working all night and was very tired as were my flying partners and this was my 5TH consecutive day of flying. At XA45 the crew desk called to notify us of a 50 min delay but I was already in uniform and could not go back to sleep. We worked the flight to den and upon arrival at the gate I looked out of the window and saw the agent bringing the jetbridge to door 1L. I made an announcement to disarm doors; then I disarmed door 1L and cracked it. I then went to door 1R and disarmed and cracked that door. When I turned back to door 1L the agent was opening it. He opened it a few inches and stopped because the slide pack was coming out of the door casing and the girt bar was engaged. The agent backed away from the door and I quickly disengaged it and notified the pilots. A mechanic came and removed the slide pack and opened the door. Everything happened very fast.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BESET WITH FATIGUE DUE TO LONG DUTY DAYS AND FIVE CONSECUTIVE DAYS OF FLYING; CABIN ATTENDANT FAILS TO DISCONNECT SLIDE GIRT BAR ON B737-300 PRIOR TO CRACKING DOOR TO SIGNIFY IT WAS SAFE TO BE OPENED.

Narrative: WE WERE SCHEDULED FOR AN XA50 PICK-UP GIVING US LESS THAN 8 HRS AT THE HOTEL. I DID NOT GET SUFFICIENT SLEEP AFTER WORKING ALL NIGHT AND WAS VERY TIRED AS WERE MY FLYING PARTNERS AND THIS WAS MY 5TH CONSECUTIVE DAY OF FLYING. AT XA45 THE CREW DESK CALLED TO NOTIFY US OF A 50 MIN DELAY BUT I WAS ALREADY IN UNIFORM AND COULD NOT GO BACK TO SLEEP. WE WORKED THE FLT TO DEN AND UPON ARR AT THE GATE I LOOKED OUT OF THE WINDOW AND SAW THE AGENT BRINGING THE JETBRIDGE TO DOOR 1L. I MADE AN ANNOUNCEMENT TO DISARM DOORS; THEN I DISARMED DOOR 1L AND CRACKED IT. I THEN WENT TO DOOR 1R AND DISARMED AND CRACKED THAT DOOR. WHEN I TURNED BACK TO DOOR 1L THE AGENT WAS OPENING IT. HE OPENED IT A FEW INCHES AND STOPPED BECAUSE THE SLIDE PACK WAS COMING OUT OF THE DOOR CASING AND THE GIRT BAR WAS ENGAGED. THE AGENT BACKED AWAY FROM THE DOOR AND I QUICKLY DISENGAGED IT AND NOTIFIED THE PLTS. A MECH CAME AND REMOVED THE SLIDE PACK AND OPENED THE DOOR. EVERYTHING HAPPENED VERY FAST.

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.

Beset with fatigue due to long duty days and five consecutive days of flying; cabin attendant fails to disconnect slide girt bar on B737-300 prior to cracking door to signify it was safe to be opened.