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A B727-200 returned to the field due to unable to pressurize the cabin caused by the east&east compartment door left open.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 465600 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200003 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| Experience | maintenance technician : 11 |
| ASRS Report | 465600 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : pressurization indications |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : fault isolation |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
While performing maintenance on a turnaround flight, the east&east bay door was inadvertently left open. The door warning indication was inoperative. The aircraft departed and the flight crew could not pressurize the aircraft. The aircraft then returned to ZZZ. The door was closed and indication was put on MEL.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B727-200 RETURNED TO THE FIELD DUE TO UNABLE TO PRESSURIZE THE CABIN CAUSED BY THE E&E COMPARTMENT DOOR LEFT OPEN.
Narrative: WHILE PERFORMING MAINT ON A TURNAROUND FLT, THE E&E BAY DOOR WAS INADVERTENTLY LEFT OPEN. THE DOOR WARNING INDICATION WAS INOP. THE ACFT DEPARTED AND THE FLC COULD NOT PRESSURIZE THE ACFT. THE ACFT THEN RETURNED TO ZZZ. THE DOOR WAS CLOSED AND INDICATION WAS PUT ON MEL.
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.