20050606012319I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 757-223 · Boston, MA · June 6, 2005

Date: June 6, 2005 · 15:12 local
Place: Boston, MA
Airport: General Edward Lawrence Logan
Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: AALA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N185AN
Reported as: Boeing 757223
Reported engine: Rolls-Royce RB211*
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 13,700 total4,727 in this make and model210 in the last 90 days

N185ANRegistration cancelled Jan 18, 2024 · Boeing 757-223S/N 32379 · Built 2001 Airframe modelBoeing 757-223 Engine modelRolls-Royce RB-211 seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

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

(-23) American flight 98 received damage to the L1 door and escape slide when the aircraft began its pushback with the L1 door opened. The door was reopened after the initial closure to accommodate a late arriving passenger. The lead flight attendant did not notifiy the captain that the door was to be reopened and the aircraft began the pushback with the door open causing damage to the L1 door escape slide and container. The flight attendant manual and procedures that are currently in place were followed. The amr cmo was contacted and this item is being addressed with the company to amend the current procedure to require that any time the cabin doors are to be disarmed and reopened, that the captain be notified.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AMERICAN FLIGHT 98 RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE L1 DOOR AND ESCAPE SLIDE WHEN THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN ITS PUSHBACK WITH THE L1 DOOR OPENED. THE DOOR WAS REOPENED AFTER THE INITIAL CLOSURE TO ACCOMMODATE A LATE ARRIVING PASSENGER. THE LEAD FLIGHT ATTENDANT DID NOT NOTIFIY THE CAPTAIN THAT THE DOOR WAS TO BE REOPENED AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN THE PUSHBACK WITH THE DOOR OPEN CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE L1 DOOR ESCAPE SLIDE AND CONTAINER. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT MANUAL AND PROCEDURES THAT ARE CURRENTLY IN PLACE WERE FOLLOWED. THE AMR CMO WAS CONTACTED AND THIS ITEM IS BEING ADDRESSED WITH THE COMPANY TO AMEND THE CURRENT PROCEDURE TO REQUIRE THAT ANY TIME THE CABIN DOORS ARE TO BE DISARMED AND REOPENED, THAT THE CAPTAIN BE NOTIFIED.