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A B737-300 flight crew returns and lands at mco when the forward passenger door experiences a very loud air leak north of orlando, fl.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 457886 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199912 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mco.airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : zzz.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | landing : roll |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 457886 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far non adherence : company policies |
| Independent Detector | other other : 4 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport other |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Scheduled air departure mco-bwi, B737-300 aircraft. On climb out of mco, the lead flight attendant reported a very loud air leak from the forward entry door. We requested and received radar vectors for a return to mco. An emergency was not declared as the aircraft was operating normally and had pressurized normally. However, an overweight landing was made, hence this report. Maximum landing weight for this aircraft is 114000 pounds. Our landing weight was 119000 pounds. Since no emergency was declared, I elected to file this report in the event our friendly FAA inspector becomes rambunctious.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-300 FLC RETURNS AND LANDS AT MCO WHEN THE FORWARD PAX DOOR EXPERIENCES A VERY LOUD AIR LEAK N OF ORLANDO, FL.
Narrative: SCHEDULED AIR DEP MCO-BWI, B737-300 ACFT. ON CLBOUT OF MCO, THE LEAD FLT ATTENDANT RPTED A VERY LOUD AIR LEAK FROM THE FORWARD ENTRY DOOR. WE REQUESTED AND RECEIVED RADAR VECTORS FOR A RETURN TO MCO. AN EMER WAS NOT DECLARED AS THE ACFT WAS OPERATING NORMALLY AND HAD PRESSURIZED NORMALLY. HOWEVER, AN OVERWT LNDG WAS MADE, HENCE THIS RPT. MAX LNDG WT FOR THIS ACFT IS 114000 LBS. OUR LNDG WT WAS 119000 LBS. SINCE NO EMER WAS DECLARED, I ELECTED TO FILE THIS RPT IN THE EVENT OUR FRIENDLY FAA INSPECTOR BECOMES RAMBUNCTIOUS.
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.