B767 slide inadvertently deploys while attempting to disarm 1R door at gate arrival.

Attributes
ACN	736552
Time
Date	200704
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model
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	736552
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe cabin event other non adherence : company policies
Independent Detector	other other : 1
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Cabin Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Cabin Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

At the command of the purser's 'flight attendants disarm doors for arrival' call; I went to door 1R to disarm. I lifted the plastic cover of the arm and disarm lever and pushed in the button; which was white because the colored paint had chipped off. While attempting to pull down on the arm with my right hand. The button felt as though it was already depressed and stuck; and the disarming lever would not completely disarm as it was stuck while pulling down. I applied force to the lever and it would not go fully into the disarm position. I turned my head back to comment to the purser that 'the door is stuck' and then the large handle flew up into my left wrist. I heard and saw the door open and stepped back to avoid the door hitting me. The slide then began to deploy and I shouted out the door; 'look out' to those down below and stood aside. I then saw several people below and asked if everyone on the ground was ok and received a confirming head nod. I gave a thumbs up signal and a man on the ground gave thumbs up back that everything was ok. My left wrist is sore and there is a piece of my watch chipped off that I wore on my left wrist. I was encouraged to contact a supervisor.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B767 SLIDE INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYS WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DISARM 1R DOOR AT GATE ARRIVAL.

Narrative: AT THE COMMAND OF THE PURSER'S 'FLT ATTENDANTS DISARM DOORS FOR ARR' CALL; I WENT TO DOOR 1R TO DISARM. I LIFTED THE PLASTIC COVER OF THE ARM AND DISARM LEVER AND PUSHED IN THE BUTTON; WHICH WAS WHITE BECAUSE THE COLORED PAINT HAD CHIPPED OFF. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PULL DOWN ON THE ARM WITH MY R HAND. THE BUTTON FELT AS THOUGH IT WAS ALREADY DEPRESSED AND STUCK; AND THE DISARMING LEVER WOULD NOT COMPLETELY DISARM AS IT WAS STUCK WHILE PULLING DOWN. I APPLIED FORCE TO THE LEVER AND IT WOULD NOT GO FULLY INTO THE DISARM POS. I TURNED MY HEAD BACK TO COMMENT TO THE PURSER THAT 'THE DOOR IS STUCK' AND THEN THE LARGE HANDLE FLEW UP INTO MY L WRIST. I HEARD AND SAW THE DOOR OPEN AND STEPPED BACK TO AVOID THE DOOR HITTING ME. THE SLIDE THEN BEGAN TO DEPLOY AND I SHOUTED OUT THE DOOR; 'LOOK OUT' TO THOSE DOWN BELOW AND STOOD ASIDE. I THEN SAW SEVERAL PEOPLE BELOW AND ASKED IF EVERYONE ON THE GND WAS OK AND RECEIVED A CONFIRMING HEAD NOD. I GAVE A THUMBS UP SIGNAL AND A MAN ON THE GND GAVE THUMBS UP BACK THAT EVERYTHING WAS OK. MY L WRIST IS SORE AND THERE IS A PIECE OF MY WATCH CHIPPED OFF THAT I WORE ON MY L WRIST. I WAS ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT A SUPVR.

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.