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A door slide on an A321 deployed while maintenance was working on it.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 883227 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201004 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A321 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Exterior Pax/Crew Door |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Lead Technician |
| Qualification | Maintenance Airframe Maintenance Powerplant |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
We received a gate call for an aircraft at a gate. Another tech and I went to look at way the R-2 would not arm (indication problem). Open and closed door many times; also armed and disarmed door. No help. We found moisture inside door where the arm/ disarm sensor is so we cleaned and reinstalled the cannon plug then operated door. No help. While I was talking to the crew; the other tech had the door open and disarmed when suddenly the slide blew. Maybe we should have a policy on removing passengers when working a door problem.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A door slide on an A321 deployed while maintenance was working on it.
Narrative: We received a gate call for an aircraft at a gate. Another Tech and I went to look at way the R-2 would not arm (indication problem). Open and closed door many times; also armed and disarmed door. No help. We found moisture inside door where the arm/ disarm sensor is so we cleaned and reinstalled the cannon plug then operated door. No help. While I was talking to the crew; the other Tech had the door open and disarmed when suddenly the slide blew. Maybe we should have a policy on removing passengers when working a door problem.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.