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Flight attendant report, B767-200, glasgow to ord, door at 1L opened in-flight 1 hour out of ord, and rose higher on landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 447606 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199908 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : czyz.artcc |
| State Reference | ON |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : czyz.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level descent : vacating altitude descent : intermediate altitude descent : approach landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 6 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 27 flight attendant time total : 27 flight attendant time type : 90 |
| ASRS Report | 447606 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other other : cab#1 |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Door at 1L opened in-flight. Inside door handle came up. The pilot could not move handle in-flight to close door. On landing, door 1L opened 1/2 way and we experienced engine noise and wind in cabin. We all had ear discomfort. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated that the door at 1L opened partially in-flight about 1 hour from chicago. They did not experience a decompression, as the pilots were able to stabilize the cabin pressure safely, but everyone's ears were popping constantly. The cabin crew did not prepare the cabin for an evacuate/evacuation, and they landed safely. She did not know if this airplane had a prior history of the door inadvertently opening in-flight.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT, B767-200, GLASGOW TO ORD, DOOR AT 1L OPENED INFLT 1 HR OUT OF ORD, AND ROSE HIGHER ON LNDG.
Narrative: DOOR AT 1L OPENED INFLT. INSIDE DOOR HANDLE CAME UP. THE PLT COULD NOT MOVE HANDLE INFLT TO CLOSE DOOR. ON LNDG, DOOR 1L OPENED 1/2 WAY AND WE EXPERIENCED ENG NOISE AND WIND IN CABIN. WE ALL HAD EAR DISCOMFORT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THAT THE DOOR AT 1L OPENED PARTIALLY INFLT ABOUT 1 HR FROM CHICAGO. THEY DID NOT EXPERIENCE A DECOMPRESSION, AS THE PLTS WERE ABLE TO STABILIZE THE CABIN PRESSURE SAFELY, BUT EVERYONE'S EARS WERE POPPING CONSTANTLY. THE CABIN CREW DID NOT PREPARE THE CABIN FOR AN EVAC, AND THEY LANDED SAFELY. SHE DID NOT KNOW IF THIS AIRPLANE HAD A PRIOR HISTORY OF THE DOOR INADVERTENTLY OPENING INFLT.
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.