An A319 captain taxiing for takeoff noticed the crj in front of him had an external access door open. The crj returned to the gate to have the door closed.

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Attributes
ACN	739384
Time
Date	200705
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : clt.airport
State Reference	NC
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A319
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : clt.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Regional Jet CL65 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 18400 flight time type : 3500
ASRS Report	739384
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Taxiing for takeoff; I noticed small access door open on right side of nose of crj ahead of us. Told clt tower; who told him; he taxied back to ramp. This is the door that covers interphone jack for ground crew and was left open. It is not hinged at forward edge; so it will not streamline in flight. There is no warning light for this door. It can separate in flight and be ingested into right engine. FAA poi aware of this and has advised operators to rtf if door opens in flight. How about a forward edge hinge? Does this need a safety alert to get their attention?

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN A319 CAPT TAXIING FOR TKOF NOTICED THE CRJ IN FRONT OF HIM HAD AN EXTERNAL ACCESS DOOR OPEN. THE CRJ RETURNED TO THE GATE TO HAVE THE DOOR CLOSED.

Narrative: TAXIING FOR TKOF; I NOTICED SMALL ACCESS DOOR OPEN ON RIGHT SIDE OF NOSE OF CRJ AHEAD OF US. TOLD CLT TWR; WHO TOLD HIM; HE TAXIED BACK TO RAMP. THIS IS THE DOOR THAT COVERS INTERPHONE JACK FOR GND CREW AND WAS LEFT OPEN. IT IS NOT HINGED AT FORWARD EDGE; SO IT WILL NOT STREAMLINE IN FLT. THERE IS NO WARNING LIGHT FOR THIS DOOR. IT CAN SEPARATE IN FLT AND BE INGESTED INTO RIGHT ENG. FAA POI AWARE OF THIS AND HAS ADVISED OPERATORS TO RTF IF DOOR OPENS IN FLT. HOW ABOUT A FORWARD EDGE HINGE? DOES THIS NEED A SAFETY ALERT TO GET THEIR ATTENTION?

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.