What happened
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Arrived at gate not fully depressurized. Ground crew opened cargo door. Blown off lift. Depressure not full open. (.4)an equipment loader attempted to activate the entry door of an airplane with a presurized cabin, before the airplane rotating beacon was turned off. As the cabin was being depressurized, the door opened, and the equipment loader was knocked off the loader. Company ramp safety policy stated to not approach an arriving aircraft until it had come to a complete stop at its parking position, the engines shut down, the wheels chocked, and the red rotating beacons turned off. Investigation revealed the aircraft had a malfunction of the pressurization outflow valve, while conducting engine shutdown procedures on the parking ramp. (-23)NTSB identification: MIA98LA096
As the FAA filed it
ARRIVED AT GATE NOT FULLY DEPRESSURIZED. GROUND CREW OPENED CARGO DOOR. BLOWN OFF LIFT. DEPRESSURE NOT FULL OPEN. (.4)AN EQUIPMENT LOADER ATTEMPTED TO ACTIVATE THE ENTRY DOOR OF AN AIRPLANE WITH A PRESURIZED CABIN, BEFORE THE AIRPLANE ROTATING BEACON WAS TURNED OFF. AS THE CABIN WAS BEING DEPRESSURIZED, THE DOOR OPENED, AND THE EQUIPMENT LOADER WAS KNOCKED OFF THE LOADER. COMPANY RAMP SAFETY POLICY STATED TO NOT APPROACH AN ARRIVING AIRCRAFT UNTIL IT HAD COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AT ITS PARKING POSITION, THE ENGINES SHUT DOWN, THE WHEELS CHOCKED, AND THE RED ROTATING BEACONS TURNED OFF. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE AIRCRAFT HAD A MALFUNCTION OF THE PRESSURIZATION OUTFLOW VALVE, WHILE CONDUCTING ENGINE SHUTDOWN PROCEDURES ON THE PARKING RAMP. (-23)NTSB IDENTIFICATION: MIA98LA096
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