An MD80 in climb at 10000 ft flight attendant reported left #2 door not closed properly. Crew noted cabin altitude climbing and door warning. Diverted.

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Attributes
ACN	582450
Time
Date	200305
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 12000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : yum.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	582450
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : company policies
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : cabin altitude indicator other other : person 3
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport
Consequence	other other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : fault isolation performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : testing performance deficiency : inspection
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Flight Crew Human Performance Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Chart Or Publication
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

Out of 10000 ft, L2 flight attendant called cockpit to tell us that the L2 door was not closed properly and air was rushing into the cabin. We checked pressure control panel to find that the aircraft was not pressurizing at the normal schedule. Cabin was at about 4000 ft at the time. The L2 door warning light was also on at this time. We descended to 10000 ft and turned back for landing at ZZZ. During descent, the L2 door warning light went out at about cabin pressure of 3000 ft. Normal, underwt landing was accomplished. The door warning lights were checked several times prior to flight and were out. Previous write-up from day before by another crew as aircraft taxied out in ZZ1 found door not closed properly and the door warning light was out in this situation also. ZZZ maintenance also verified that the door warning light would be out in the situation that he found the door in on our arrival at the gate in ZZZ.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 IN CLB AT 10000 FT FLT ATTENDANT RPTED L #2 DOOR NOT CLOSED PROPERLY. CREW NOTED CABIN ALT CLBING AND DOOR WARNING. DIVERTED.

Narrative: OUT OF 10000 FT, L2 FLT ATTENDANT CALLED COCKPIT TO TELL US THAT THE L2 DOOR WAS NOT CLOSED PROPERLY AND AIR WAS RUSHING INTO THE CABIN. WE CHKED PRESSURE CTL PANEL TO FIND THAT THE ACFT WAS NOT PRESSURIZING AT THE NORMAL SCHEDULE. CABIN WAS AT ABOUT 4000 FT AT THE TIME. THE L2 DOOR WARNING LIGHT WAS ALSO ON AT THIS TIME. WE DSNDED TO 10000 FT AND TURNED BACK FOR LNDG AT ZZZ. DURING DSCNT, THE L2 DOOR WARNING LIGHT WENT OUT AT ABOUT CABIN PRESSURE OF 3000 FT. NORMAL, UNDERWT LNDG WAS ACCOMPLISHED. THE DOOR WARNING LIGHTS WERE CHKED SEVERAL TIMES PRIOR TO FLT AND WERE OUT. PREVIOUS WRITE-UP FROM DAY BEFORE BY ANOTHER CREW AS ACFT TAXIED OUT IN ZZ1 FOUND DOOR NOT CLOSED PROPERLY AND THE DOOR WARNING LIGHT WAS OUT IN THIS SIT ALSO. ZZZ MAINT ALSO VERIFIED THAT THE DOOR WARNING LIGHT WOULD BE OUT IN THE SIT THAT HE FOUND THE DOOR IN ON OUR ARR AT THE GATE IN ZZZ.

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.