The jetway was pulled from a B737-500 and the doors were armed. A cockpit call was made to inform th...

Attributes
ACN	785025
Time
Date	200801
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : vhhh.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-500
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
ASRS Report	785025
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
ASRS Report	785020
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : company policies
Independent Detector	other other : 1
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

Purser made the arming announcement after the jetway was pulled from aircraft to arm doors; which was completed. Then we proceeded to our assigned demonstration position. While standing in our demonstration position; the flight deck called 1L. I was walking towards the front of the aircraft to see when the demonstration was going to start; so I answered the phone from the forward jumpseat. The captain advised that maintenance was going to enter through 2L. As I turned to go back to the door; I noticed the door had already been opened; and I started running to the back. When I arrived at 2L; I noticed the slide pack was on the galley floor. I immediately put all my weight on the door handle to stop the maintenance personnel from opening the door. At this point; the slide had come approximately 1/2 way out of the door pan cover. I got on the PA and called another flight attendant to the rear of the aircraft. As he held the handle; I told the mechanic to come to 2R; and I disarmed and cracked the 2R door. Maintenance took over the situation. (Slide did not inflate.) slide was repacked and we proceeded on.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: THE JETWAY WAS PULLED FROM A B737-500 AND THE DOORS WERE ARMED. A COCKPIT CALL WAS MADE TO INFORM THE FLT ATTENDANTS THAT MAINT WOULD BE ARRIVING AT DOOR 2L. THE EVAC SLIDE WAS NEARLY DEPLOYED AS THE MECHANIC ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE DOOR.

Narrative: PURSER MADE THE ARMING ANNOUNCEMENT AFTER THE JETWAY WAS PULLED FROM ACFT TO ARM DOORS; WHICH WAS COMPLETED. THEN WE PROCEEDED TO OUR ASSIGNED DEMO POS. WHILE STANDING IN OUR DEMO POS; THE FLT DECK CALLED 1L. I WAS WALKING TOWARDS THE FRONT OF THE ACFT TO SEE WHEN THE DEMO WAS GOING TO START; SO I ANSWERED THE PHONE FROM THE FORWARD JUMPSEAT. THE CAPT ADVISED THAT MAINT WAS GOING TO ENTER THROUGH 2L. AS I TURNED TO GO BACK TO THE DOOR; I NOTICED THE DOOR HAD ALREADY BEEN OPENED; AND I STARTED RUNNING TO THE BACK. WHEN I ARRIVED AT 2L; I NOTICED THE SLIDE PACK WAS ON THE GALLEY FLOOR. I IMMEDIATELY PUT ALL MY WT ON THE DOOR HANDLE TO STOP THE MAINT PERSONNEL FROM OPENING THE DOOR. AT THIS POINT; THE SLIDE HAD COME APPROX 1/2 WAY OUT OF THE DOOR PAN COVER. I GOT ON THE PA AND CALLED ANOTHER FLT ATTENDANT TO THE REAR OF THE ACFT. AS HE HELD THE HANDLE; I TOLD THE MECH TO COME TO 2R; AND I DISARMED AND CRACKED THE 2R DOOR. MAINT TOOK OVER THE SITUATION. (SLIDE DID NOT INFLATE.) SLIDE WAS REPACKED AND WE PROCEEDED ON.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.

The jetway was pulled from a B737-500 and the doors were armed. A cockpit call was made to inform the flight attendants that maintenance would be arriving at door 2L. The evacuate/evacuation slide was nearly deployed as the mechanic attempted to open the door.