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An A319 aft left evacuation slide was inadvertently deployed. During deployment the slide departed the aircraft and hung only by electrical wires.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 794931 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200807 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 794931 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Cabin Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Cabin Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
After gate arrival in ZZZ the rear left slide was deployed inadvertently. In the cockpit during the after shutdown flow I observed both the door armed and the door open indications on ECAM. At this point I confirmed with the flight attendant working in the aft that the slide did deploy. Company and maintenance were informed; passenger were deplaned normally. Problem #2 the slide did not deploy properly; it was unusable after deployment for evacuate/evacuation. Verbal report from maintenance personnel indicated the slide was only attached to aircraft by the electric wires.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN A319 AFT LEFT EVACUATION SLIDE WAS INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED. DURING DEPLOYMENT THE SLIDE DEPARTED THE ACFT AND HUNG ONLY BY ELECTRICAL WIRES.
Narrative: AFTER GATE ARR IN ZZZ THE REAR L SLIDE WAS DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. IN THE COCKPIT DURING THE AFTER SHUTDOWN FLOW I OBSERVED BOTH THE DOOR ARMED AND THE DOOR OPEN INDICATIONS ON ECAM. AT THIS POINT I CONFIRMED WITH THE FLT ATTENDANT WORKING IN THE AFT THAT THE SLIDE DID DEPLOY. COMPANY AND MAINT WERE INFORMED; PAX WERE DEPLANED NORMALLY. PROB #2 THE SLIDE DID NOT DEPLOY PROPERLY; IT WAS UNUSABLE AFTER DEPLOYMENT FOR EVAC. VERBAL RPT FROM MAINT PERSONNEL INDICATED THE SLIDE WAS ONLY ATTACHED TO ACFT BY THE ELECTRIC WIRES.
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.