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An MD80 in climb returned to the departure airport due to loud squeal from door 1L caused by an improperly installed door seal.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 703272 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200605 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : zzz.tracon |
| 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 : initial |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 4 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 16 flight attendant time total : 16 flight attendant time type : 50 |
| ASRS Report | 703272 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : 2 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : testing performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : installation |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Cabin Crew Human Performance Chart Or Publication |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Flight attendant #1 heard an air leak at the forward entry door. 'Very loud squeal' unheard by me. She probably overreacted. It would have eventually sealed at a higher altitude. We later found out the inner seal was not aligned properly. The whole event was not serious; and it could have been avoided had the seal been attached stronger to the door. We lost our trip and deadheaded back.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 IN CLB RETURNED TO THE DEP ARPT DUE TO LOUD SQUEAL FROM DOOR 1L CAUSED BY AN IMPROPERLY INSTALLED DOOR SEAL.
Narrative: FLT ATTENDANT #1 HEARD AN AIR LEAK AT THE FORWARD ENTRY DOOR. 'VERY LOUD SQUEAL' UNHEARD BY ME. SHE PROBABLY OVERREACTED. IT WOULD HAVE EVENTUALLY SEALED AT A HIGHER ALT. WE LATER FOUND OUT THE INNER SEAL WAS NOT ALIGNED PROPERLY. THE WHOLE EVENT WAS NOT SERIOUS; AND IT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED HAD THE SEAL BEEN ATTACHED STRONGER TO THE DOOR. WE LOST OUR TRIP AND DEADHEADED BACK.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.