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A DC9 on descent at FL180 had flight attendant report noisy overwing emergency exit. On landing, the door fell inward on the seats.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 482638 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200008 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sbn.airport |
| State Reference | IN |
| Altitude | msl single value : 18000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zid.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : j146.airway |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 1600 |
| ASRS Report | 482638 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : person 4 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure contributing factor : work cards performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : testing |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
During initial descent, flight attendant came to cockpit and reported an air noise around overwing exit plug tape. Moved passenger from exit row. After landing, the exit door fell inward on seats. Written up in flight attendant's log and reported such to maintenance.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A DC9 ON DSCNT AT FL180 HAD FLT ATTENDANT RPT NOISY OVERWING EMER EXIT. ON LNDG, THE DOOR FELL INWARD ON THE SEATS.
Narrative: DURING INITIAL DSCNT, FLT ATTENDANT CAME TO COCKPIT AND RPTED AN AIR NOISE AROUND OVERWING EXIT PLUG TAPE. MOVED PAX FROM EXIT ROW. AFTER LNDG, THE EXIT DOOR FELL INWARD ON SEATS. WRITTEN UP IN FLT ATTENDANT'S LOG AND RPTED SUCH TO MAINT.
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.