Narrative:

Checked all door slides. Accomplished aircraft check; taxied. Exit at door 1L; opened door and slide fell out of bustle; did not deploy. Supplemental information from acn 817932: aircraft arrived international gate X and mr X and I taxied aircraft from gate X to gate Y. I entered the aircraft at door 2L and proceeded to visually check doors for disarm. Cleaners were aboard and had garbage and pillows and blankets in aisle and in front of doors. It was difficult to maneuver. I then proceeded to the cockpit and we taxied the aircraft when the cleaners finished. We arrived and shut the aircraft off. It was nearly 40 minutes before a jetway arrived -- we were at door 2L. I went to the cockpit and called for a jetway. I saw the jetway moving and started down the upper deck stairs when I heard door 1L opening and a hissing noise. When I got down to door 1L it was open and slide was resting on jetway floor.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Two Mechanics report on a slide falling out of the bustle case; but not deploying; at door 1-Left of a B747-400 they had taxied to the gate.

Narrative: Checked all door slides. Accomplished aircraft check; taxied. Exit at door 1L; opened door and slide fell out of bustle; did not deploy. Supplemental information from ACN 817932: Aircraft arrived international Gate X and Mr X and I taxied aircraft from Gate X to Gate Y. I entered the aircraft at Door 2L and proceeded to visually check doors for disarm. Cleaners were aboard and had garbage and pillows and blankets in aisle and in front of doors. It was difficult to maneuver. I then proceeded to the cockpit and we taxied the aircraft when the cleaners finished. We arrived and shut the aircraft off. It was nearly 40 minutes before a jetway arrived -- we were at Door 2L. I went to the cockpit and called for a jetway. I saw the jetway moving and started down the upper deck stairs when I heard Door 1L opening and a hissing noise. When I got down to Door 1L it was open and slide was resting on jetway floor.

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.