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A return land situation set up when flight crew unable to pressurize aircraft. Postflt inspection showed cargo net in improperly closed cargo door.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 220516 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199209 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 1000 agl bound upper : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : dfw |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff landing other other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 8000 |
| ASRS Report | 220516 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
On takeoff from dfw, we (the cockpit crew) were unable to pressurize the cabin. All aircraft manual abnormal checklist procedures were followed. Since we were unable to pressurize, we initiated an air return to dfw. Maintenance met the aircraft and found that cargo door netting was caught in the cargo door, and even though all door lights were out in the cockpit, the aircraft could not be pressurized. Ground crew awareness would have prevented this air return.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A RETURN LAND SITUATION SET UP WHEN FLC UNABLE TO PRESSURIZE ACFT. POSTFLT INSPECTION SHOWED CARGO NET IN IMPROPERLY CLOSED CARGO DOOR.
Narrative: ON TKOF FROM DFW, WE (THE COCKPIT CREW) WERE UNABLE TO PRESSURIZE THE CABIN. ALL ACFT MANUAL ABNORMAL CHKLIST PROCS WERE FOLLOWED. SINCE WE WERE UNABLE TO PRESSURIZE, WE INITIATED AN AIR RETURN TO DFW. MAINT MET THE ACFT AND FOUND THAT CARGO DOOR NETTING WAS CAUGHT IN THE CARGO DOOR, AND EVEN THOUGH ALL DOOR LIGHTS WERE OUT IN THE COCKPIT, THE ACFT COULD NOT BE PRESSURIZED. GND CREW AWARENESS WOULD HAVE PREVENTED THIS AIR RETURN.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.