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Incident

FAA incident report · Airbus A320* · Tampa, FL · March 30, 2001

Date: March 30, 2001 · 10:00 local
Place: Tampa, FL
Airport: Tampa International
Phase of flight: Idling Engines
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: ARNF
Aircraft: CFFWN
Reported as: Airbus A320*

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23)Aircraft was parked in holding gate 18R for indefinite weather delay. Aircraft was getting very warm. APU and #1 HP bleed valve inoperative. Flight attendant asked captain if they could open rear (1-2) door to get some relief. Flight attendant privacy data omitted opended door and forgot to disarm the door. Causing slide to deploy. Aircraft taxied back to gate.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)AIRCRAFT WAS PARKED IN HOLDING GATE 18R FOR INDEFINITE WEATHER DELAY. AIRCRAFT WAS GETTING VERY WARM. APU AND #1 HP BLEED VALVE INOPERATIVE. FLIGHT ATTENDANT ASKED CAPTAIN IF THEY COULD OPEN REAR (1-2) DOOR TO GET SOME RELIEF. FLIGHT ATTENDANT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OPENDED DOOR AND FORGOT TO DISARM THE DOOR. CAUSING SLIDE TO DEPLOY. AIRCRAFT TAXIED BACK TO GATE.