B727 crew was unable to pressurize their aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	408679
Time
Date	199807
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sdf
State Reference	KY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 9000 msl bound upper : 9000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sdf
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure other enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 7600 flight time type : 90
ASRS Report	408679
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

While climbing out of louisville, ky, I noticed the cabin was not pressurizing, packs were on, and outflow valve was closed. Flight attendant reports a noise coming from aft service door. I checked the door lights (again), none illuminated. I notified the captain we couldn't pressurize. The captain sent me back to check noise. It appeared the door seal was not working. We completed the required checklists and the captain elected to proceed to cvg. We were normally planned to cruise at 11000 ft but stayed at 9000 ft for the 15 min flight. Landed at cvg without any abnormals. Wrote up the door seal and forwarded it to maintenance.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727 CREW WAS UNABLE TO PRESSURIZE THEIR ACFT.

Narrative: WHILE CLBING OUT OF LOUISVILLE, KY, I NOTICED THE CABIN WAS NOT PRESSURIZING, PACKS WERE ON, AND OUTFLOW VALVE WAS CLOSED. FLT ATTENDANT RPTS A NOISE COMING FROM AFT SVC DOOR. I CHKED THE DOOR LIGHTS (AGAIN), NONE ILLUMINATED. I NOTIFIED THE CAPT WE COULDN'T PRESSURIZE. THE CAPT SENT ME BACK TO CHK NOISE. IT APPEARED THE DOOR SEAL WAS NOT WORKING. WE COMPLETED THE REQUIRED CHKLISTS AND THE CAPT ELECTED TO PROCEED TO CVG. WE WERE NORMALLY PLANNED TO CRUISE AT 11000 FT BUT STAYED AT 9000 FT FOR THE 15 MIN FLT. LANDED AT CVG WITHOUT ANY ABNORMALS. WROTE UP THE DOOR SEAL AND FORWARDED IT TO MAINT.

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.