A B767-300 flight attendant purser reported that the main cabin door pressure gauge cannot be checke...

Narrative:

The B767 two class aircraft 1L door slide pressure gauge can't be checked until the door is closed. Because I had not flown this aircraft for a while I found myself as purser at 1L stepping forward to check the gauge and then stepping back as if I had armed the door. Then of course I armed the door. I was so concerned about remembering that this unusual door couldn't have a gauge check until arming time that my mantra was 'check gauge check gauge'. It's now 'check gauge arm door'. I don't think pursers are checking the gauge at all. I think it would be wise to cover the two step process this door has in recurrent emergency training.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B767-300 Flight Attendant Purser reported that the main cabin door pressure gauge cannot be checked until after the door is closed. She believes many Pursers fail to check it because the unusual departure check procedure is normally a preflight check.

Narrative: The B767 two class aircraft 1L door slide pressure gauge can't be checked until the door is closed. Because I had not flown this aircraft for a while I found myself as Purser at 1L stepping forward to check the gauge and then stepping back as if I had armed the door. Then of course I armed the door. I was so concerned about remembering that this unusual door couldn't have a gauge check until arming time that my mantra was 'Check Gauge Check Gauge'. It's now 'Check Gauge ARM DOOR'. I don't think Pursers are checking the gauge at all. I think it would be wise to cover the two step process this door has in recurrent emergency training.

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.

Attributes
ACN	912484
Time
Date	201010
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B767-300 and 300 ER
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Parked
Component
Aircraft Component	Exterior Pax/Crew Door
Person 1
Function	Flight Attendant In Charge
Qualification	Flight Attendant Current
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

A B767-300 flight attendant purser reported that the main cabin door pressure gauge cannot be checked until after the door is closed. She believes many pursers fail to check it because the unusual departure check procedure is normally a preflight check.