Medium large transport has pressurization problem with no door warning indications in the cockpit. R...

Attributes
ACN	268409
Time
Date	199404
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : clt
State Reference	NC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 5000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : clt
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	268409
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

After takeoff, pressure flow light on cabin pressure controller illuminated, aircraft was not pressurizing normally. Returned to clt and found aft galley door not shut properly annunciator panel aft galley door light tested normally both in-flight and on the ground indicating aft galley door was shut. Upon inspection in clt, door was not flush with fuselage but made contact with micro switch for door warning light. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter states that he has flown the md 80 for 8 yrs and never had this happen before. Mechanic, however, told him it had happened once before to his knowledge. Another mechanic showed reporter how the door can be closed, locked, and still not be properly seated. When he tried it, the door was 2 inches inside the fuselage. Discussion determined it may well be the caterers closing the door from the outside. Reporter believes this is a potential disaster and should be corrected. At analyst urging he is going to follow through with his company and possibly alpa.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG HAS PRESSURIZATION PROB WITH NO DOOR WARNING INDICATIONS IN THE COCKPIT. RETURN LAND.

Narrative: AFTER TKOF, PRESSURE FLOW LIGHT ON CABIN PRESSURE CTLR ILLUMINATED, ACFT WAS NOT PRESSURIZING NORMALLY. RETURNED TO CLT AND FOUND AFT GALLEY DOOR NOT SHUT PROPERLY ANNUNCIATOR PANEL AFT GALLEY DOOR LIGHT TESTED NORMALLY BOTH INFLT AND ON THE GND INDICATING AFT GALLEY DOOR WAS SHUT. UPON INSPECTION IN CLT, DOOR WAS NOT FLUSH WITH FUSELAGE BUT MADE CONTACT WITH MICRO SWITCH FOR DOOR WARNING LIGHT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATES THAT HE HAS FLOWN THE MD 80 FOR 8 YRS AND NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN BEFORE. MECH, HOWEVER, TOLD HIM IT HAD HAPPENED ONCE BEFORE TO HIS KNOWLEDGE. ANOTHER MECH SHOWED RPTR HOW THE DOOR CAN BE CLOSED, LOCKED, AND STILL NOT BE PROPERLY SEATED. WHEN HE TRIED IT, THE DOOR WAS 2 INCHES INSIDE THE FUSELAGE. DISCUSSION DETERMINED IT MAY WELL BE THE CATERERS CLOSING THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. RPTR BELIEVES THIS IS A POTENTIAL DISASTER AND SHOULD BE CORRECTED. AT ANALYST URGING HE IS GOING TO FOLLOW THROUGH WITH HIS COMPANY AND POSSIBLY ALPA.

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.

Medium large transport has pressurization problem with no door warning indications in the cockpit. Return land.