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A DC9-30 has to return land at tol when the aircraft will not pressurize. The aircraft was also experiencing a vibration that alarmed the crew to the extent that they declared an emergency. The forward baggage door was left unlatched by ground crew.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 417111 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199810 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : tol airport : tol |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 5000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : tol tower : tol tower : syr |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff other other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 417111 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Took off from tol for cak. At liftoff, an unexplained vibration occurred and the plane did not pressurize. A gradual climb was made to 5000 ft MSL to troubleshoot. An emergency was declared and the flight returned to tol. Investigation revealed the forward cargo door was open. The warning light system was inoperative so there was no way the crew could know. Plane was inspected, the door light MEL'ed and plane was returned to service.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A DC9-30 HAS TO RETURN LAND AT TOL WHEN THE ACFT WILL NOT PRESSURIZE. THE ACFT WAS ALSO EXPERIENCING A VIBRATION THAT ALARMED THE CREW TO THE EXTENT THAT THEY DECLARED AN EMER. THE FORWARD BAGGAGE DOOR WAS LEFT UNLATCHED BY GND CREW.
Narrative: TOOK OFF FROM TOL FOR CAK. AT LIFTOFF, AN UNEXPLAINED VIBRATION OCCURRED AND THE PLANE DID NOT PRESSURIZE. A GRADUAL CLB WAS MADE TO 5000 FT MSL TO TROUBLESHOOT. AN EMER WAS DECLARED AND THE FLT RETURNED TO TOL. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE FORWARD CARGO DOOR WAS OPEN. THE WARNING LIGHT SYS WAS INOP SO THERE WAS NO WAY THE CREW COULD KNOW. PLANE WAS INSPECTED, THE DOOR LIGHT MEL'ED AND PLANE WAS RETURNED TO SVC.
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.