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Distracted by other duties; cabin attendant fails to arm assigned door. Lapse discovered after subsequent landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 809979 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200810 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sfo.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : dtw.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B777-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| ASRS Report | 809979 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Cabin Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Cabin Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
I failed to arm my door. I was assisting a passenger in the cabin when the arm PA was made. As I went to the door; demonstration began. Stopped to do demonstration with announcement. Quick taxi required lots of galley equipment hold down checks by me. I was economy galley flight attendant. I did not doublechk my door status. Night flight; busy flight; no time spent in jumpseat; dark in door area -- no notice of door selector mode. Unnoticed by me until order to disarm. Failure to arm completely my fault. No other flight attendant required to check or arm the door for me. First incident of any kind for me in 20 yrs of flying.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: DISTRACTED BY OTHER DUTIES; CABIN ATTENDANT FAILS TO ARM ASSIGNED DOOR. LAPSE DISCOVERED AFTER SUBSEQUENT LANDING.
Narrative: I FAILED TO ARM MY DOOR. I WAS ASSISTING A PAX IN THE CABIN WHEN THE ARM PA WAS MADE. AS I WENT TO THE DOOR; DEMO BEGAN. STOPPED TO DO DEMO WITH ANNOUNCEMENT. QUICK TAXI REQUIRED LOTS OF GALLEY EQUIP HOLD DOWN CHKS BY ME. I WAS ECONOMY GALLEY FLT ATTENDANT. I DID NOT DOUBLECHK MY DOOR STATUS. NIGHT FLT; BUSY FLT; NO TIME SPENT IN JUMPSEAT; DARK IN DOOR AREA -- NO NOTICE OF DOOR SELECTOR MODE. UNNOTICED BY ME UNTIL ORDER TO DISARM. FAILURE TO ARM COMPLETELY MY FAULT. NO OTHER FLT ATTENDANT REQUIRED TO CHK OR ARM THE DOOR FOR ME. FIRST INCIDENT OF ANY KIND FOR ME IN 20 YRS OF FLYING.
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.