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An MD88 on climb out at 12800 ft declared an emergency and diverted due to inability to pressurize the cabin caused by a failed 2L door seal.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 397121 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199803 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : cvg |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 12800 msl bound upper : 12800 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zid |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-88 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude other other |
| Route In Use | enroute : direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 8500 flight time type : 950 |
| ASRS Report | 397121 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Flight xyz, mar/xa/98, cvg-tpa ship yyz, captain was PF. Departure uneventful, bluegrass 3 heading south, and cleared direct hyk and climb to 13000 ft. Aircraft pressurization did not keep up due to inadequate door seal at 2L. At approximately 12500 ft, cabin warning illuminated. An immediate descent and return to cvg was coordinated with ATC. Doors message was checked closed. An emergency was declared after source of pressure leak was found. Rushing air disturbed passenger and flight attendants. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the aircraft was an MD88 and the door at 2L was a plug-type door and the lower portion of the door seal was missing. The reporter said the passenger seated near the door were quite upset at the noise and seeing daylight at the bottom edge of the door.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD88 ON CLBOUT AT 12800 FT DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED DUE TO INABILITY TO PRESSURIZE THE CABIN CAUSED BY A FAILED 2L DOOR SEAL.
Narrative: FLT XYZ, MAR/XA/98, CVG-TPA SHIP YYZ, CAPT WAS PF. DEP UNEVENTFUL, BLUEGRASS 3 HEADING S, AND CLRED DIRECT HYK AND CLB TO 13000 FT. ACFT PRESSURIZATION DID NOT KEEP UP DUE TO INADEQUATE DOOR SEAL AT 2L. AT APPROX 12500 FT, CABIN WARNING ILLUMINATED. AN IMMEDIATE DSCNT AND RETURN TO CVG WAS COORDINATED WITH ATC. DOORS MESSAGE WAS CHKED CLOSED. AN EMER WAS DECLARED AFTER SOURCE OF PRESSURE LEAK WAS FOUND. RUSHING AIR DISTURBED PAX AND FLT ATTENDANTS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE ACFT WAS AN MD88 AND THE DOOR AT 2L WAS A PLUG-TYPE DOOR AND THE LOWER PORTION OF THE DOOR SEAL WAS MISSING. THE RPTR SAID THE PAX SEATED NEAR THE DOOR WERE QUITE UPSET AT THE NOISE AND SEEING DAYLIGHT AT THE BOTTOM EDGE OF 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.