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Medium large transport aircraft during climb would not pressurize due to cabin door improperly secured. Flight crew returned to departure airport. Flight attendant had alerted flight crew to the door prior to taxi and flight crew instructed them to open and shut it. Annunciator panel in cockpit indicated the door was locked.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 346677 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199609 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mco |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mco |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude climbout : takeoff ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 4800 |
| ASRS Report | 346677 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
At pushback was advised by the a flight attendant that the C flight attendant could see daylight through the 2L door. We had normal light indication on the annunciator panel and advised them to open and shut the 2L door again. They did and the annunciator panel showed all doors locked. We advised them it must just be the door seal, that this was normal and it happens all the time (which it does) and that it would close after takeoff as the aircraft pressurized. Well, I put my foot in my mouth because wouldn't you know it that after takeoff the aircraft would not pressurize and we had to return to the gate because of that door. The only thing we could have done differently, is gone back to visually check the door myself. I have learned to never assume anything!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MLG ACFT DURING CLB WOULD NOT PRESSURIZE DUE TO CABIN DOOR IMPROPERLY SECURED. FLC RETURNED TO DEP ARPT. FLT ATTENDANT HAD ALERTED FLC TO THE DOOR PRIOR TO TAXI AND FLC INSTRUCTED THEM TO OPEN AND SHUT IT. ANNUNCIATOR PANEL IN COCKPIT INDICATED THE DOOR WAS LOCKED.
Narrative: AT PUSHBACK WAS ADVISED BY THE A FLT ATTENDANT THAT THE C FLT ATTENDANT COULD SEE DAYLIGHT THROUGH THE 2L DOOR. WE HAD NORMAL LIGHT INDICATION ON THE ANNUNCIATOR PANEL AND ADVISED THEM TO OPEN AND SHUT THE 2L DOOR AGAIN. THEY DID AND THE ANNUNCIATOR PANEL SHOWED ALL DOORS LOCKED. WE ADVISED THEM IT MUST JUST BE THE DOOR SEAL, THAT THIS WAS NORMAL AND IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME (WHICH IT DOES) AND THAT IT WOULD CLOSE AFTER TKOF AS THE ACFT PRESSURIZED. WELL, I PUT MY FOOT IN MY MOUTH BECAUSE WOULDN'T YOU KNOW IT THAT AFTER TKOF THE ACFT WOULD NOT PRESSURIZE AND WE HAD TO RETURN TO THE GATE BECAUSE OF THAT DOOR. THE ONLY THING WE COULD HAVE DONE DIFFERENTLY, IS GONE BACK TO VISUALLY CHK THE DOOR MYSELF. I HAVE LEARNED TO NEVER ASSUME ANYTHING!
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.