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An md super 80 on initial climb returned to the field due to unable to pressurize the cabin due to a rolled seal on the left aft service door.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 449494 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199905 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bos.airport |
| State Reference | MA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 5000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : a90.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 7 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 7 flight attendant time total : 7 flight attendant time type : 50 |
| ASRS Report | 449494 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : cabin altitude indicator |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed as precaution |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Company Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Immediately after takeoff in bos, an extremely loud air leak began at my door (aft l-hand emergency exit). It did not seal itself after a few mins, so I went up to the cockpit to relay the situation. Captain told me to give him another update in 15 mins or sooner if anything changed. I went back to coach, and within 5 mins the captain called to tell us that we were going to land in buf (30 mins) because we were losing cabin pressure. Captain advised us to move all passenger forward of the window exits and away from the aft door. After an uneventful descent and landing, the mechanics investigated and fixed the door seal, which had dislodged.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD SUPER 80 ON INITIAL CLB RETURNED TO THE FIELD DUE TO UNABLE TO PRESSURIZE THE CABIN DUE TO A ROLLED SEAL ON THE L AFT SVC DOOR.
Narrative: IMMEDIATELY AFTER TKOF IN BOS, AN EXTREMELY LOUD AIR LEAK BEGAN AT MY DOOR (AFT L-HAND EMER EXIT). IT DID NOT SEAL ITSELF AFTER A FEW MINS, SO I WENT UP TO THE COCKPIT TO RELAY THE SIT. CAPT TOLD ME TO GIVE HIM ANOTHER UPDATE IN 15 MINS OR SOONER IF ANYTHING CHANGED. I WENT BACK TO COACH, AND WITHIN 5 MINS THE CAPT CALLED TO TELL US THAT WE WERE GOING TO LAND IN BUF (30 MINS) BECAUSE WE WERE LOSING CABIN PRESSURE. CAPT ADVISED US TO MOVE ALL PAX FORWARD OF THE WINDOW EXITS AND AWAY FROM THE AFT DOOR. AFTER AN UNEVENTFUL DSCNT AND LNDG, THE MECHS INVESTIGATED AND FIXED THE DOOR SEAL, WHICH HAD DISLODGED.
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.