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A B737-200 en route climb diverted due to aft entry door warning light and on visual check of the door the operating handle would not stow in the lock position.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 375153 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199707 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : jfk |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 26000 msl bound upper : 26000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : zny |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 7000 |
| ASRS Report | 375153 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Maintenance previously performed on aircraft aft entry door. En route climb phl-bgr aft entry annunciator illuminated. Had crew member check condition of door and latch. Door closed, pressurization normal but handle could not be stowed properly. Pilots handbook consulted with resultant decision to land at nearest suitable airport. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the aircraft was a B737-200 and the door had been worked on prior to departure, the lower door stop adjusted. The reporter advised the aircraft was not pressurized after the door stop was adjusted and the reporter questioned maintenance why a pressurization check was not accomplished. The reporter was told the check was not in the maintenance manual. The reporter related maintenance did not advise the corrective action on the door.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-200 ENRTE CLB DIVERTED DUE TO AFT ENTRY DOOR WARNING LIGHT AND ON VISUAL CHK OF THE DOOR THE OPERATING HANDLE WOULD NOT STOW IN THE LOCK POS.
Narrative: MAINT PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED ON ACFT AFT ENTRY DOOR. ENRTE CLB PHL-BGR AFT ENTRY ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED. HAD CREW MEMBER CHK CONDITION OF DOOR AND LATCH. DOOR CLOSED, PRESSURIZATION NORMAL BUT HANDLE COULD NOT BE STOWED PROPERLY. PLTS HANDBOOK CONSULTED WITH RESULTANT DECISION TO LAND AT NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE ACFT WAS A B737-200 AND THE DOOR HAD BEEN WORKED ON PRIOR TO DEP, THE LOWER DOOR STOP ADJUSTED. THE RPTR ADVISED THE ACFT WAS NOT PRESSURIZED AFTER THE DOOR STOP WAS ADJUSTED AND THE RPTR QUESTIONED MAINT WHY A PRESSURIZATION CHK WAS NOT ACCOMPLISHED. THE RPTR WAS TOLD THE CHK WAS NOT IN THE MAINT MANUAL. THE RPTR RELATED MAINT DID NOT ADVISE THE CORRECTIVE ACTION ON THE DOOR.
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.