Aircraft equipment problem -- door seal.

Attributes
ACN	295446
Time
Date	199502
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ont
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 9000 msl bound upper : 9000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Route In Use	departure other departure sid : sid enroute airway : ont
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 6200 flight time type : 3200
ASRS Report	295446
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 20000
ASRS Report	295862
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Shortly after takeoff, the flight attendant reported air noise from around the L-2 door. Upon inspection it was determined that the door had not sealed properly, although it appeared to be shut normally and all door lights were out. We decided to return to ont. We had no pressurization problems and did not declare an emergency or ask for priority. Upon cycling the door on the ground, it was obvious that the seal had simply not sealed correctly the first time. After cycling the door the seal seated correctly. To our best judgement there was no mechanical problem with the door. We were dispatched and proceeded to stl under a normal operation. I was the flight engineer aboard a B727 being operated as a flight ont-stl.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT EQUIP PROB -- DOOR SEAL.

Narrative: SHORTLY AFTER TKOF, THE FLT ATTENDANT RPTED AIR NOISE FROM AROUND THE L-2 DOOR. UPON INSPECTION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE DOOR HAD NOT SEALED PROPERLY, ALTHOUGH IT APPEARED TO BE SHUT NORMALLY AND ALL DOOR LIGHTS WERE OUT. WE DECIDED TO RETURN TO ONT. WE HAD NO PRESSURIZATION PROBS AND DID NOT DECLARE AN EMER OR ASK FOR PRIORITY. UPON CYCLING THE DOOR ON THE GND, IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT THE SEAL HAD SIMPLY NOT SEALED CORRECTLY THE FIRST TIME. AFTER CYCLING THE DOOR THE SEAL SEATED CORRECTLY. TO OUR BEST JUDGEMENT THERE WAS NO MECHANICAL PROB WITH THE DOOR. WE WERE DISPATCHED AND PROCEEDED TO STL UNDER A NORMAL OP. I WAS THE FE ABOARD A B727 BEING OPERATED AS A FLT ONT-STL.

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.