MD80 crew departs with passenger door out of rig.

Attributes
ACN	708071
Time
Date	200610
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time type : 6500
ASRS Report	708071
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper maintenance
Independent Detector	other other : 3
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

During L1 door closure prior to pushback; the 'a' flight attendant complained the L1 door closed but felt 'weird' and asked the pilots to check it out. I closed the door and thought it closed normally and asked the 'a' flight attendant if she was comfortable or wanted to have a mechanic check on it. She indicated she was comfortable; but complained on climb out of excessive noise and daylight at the top of the door. Cabin pressurized normally. Also; an L1 door panel was indicated missing on the deferred maintenance list which we thought accounted for the daylight at the top of the door. We entered the L1 door problems in the maintenance logbook after landing in ZZZ. Line maintenance crews did a postflt check on the door and found it was out of rig tolerance. Maintenance also informed us there was a history on this particular door. Next time the 'a' flight attendant informs us of something 'weird' about closing the L1 door; we should simply call maintenance and have them check on it.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 CREW DEPARTS WITH PAX DOOR OUT OF RIG.

Narrative: DURING L1 DOOR CLOSURE PRIOR TO PUSHBACK; THE 'A' FLT ATTENDANT COMPLAINED THE L1 DOOR CLOSED BUT FELT 'WEIRD' AND ASKED THE PLTS TO CHK IT OUT. I CLOSED THE DOOR AND THOUGHT IT CLOSED NORMALLY AND ASKED THE 'A' FLT ATTENDANT IF SHE WAS COMFORTABLE OR WANTED TO HAVE A MECH CHK ON IT. SHE INDICATED SHE WAS COMFORTABLE; BUT COMPLAINED ON CLBOUT OF EXCESSIVE NOISE AND DAYLIGHT AT THE TOP OF THE DOOR. CABIN PRESSURIZED NORMALLY. ALSO; AN L1 DOOR PANEL WAS INDICATED MISSING ON THE DEFERRED MAINT LIST WHICH WE THOUGHT ACCOUNTED FOR THE DAYLIGHT AT THE TOP OF THE DOOR. WE ENTERED THE L1 DOOR PROBS IN THE MAINT LOGBOOK AFTER LNDG IN ZZZ. LINE MAINT CREWS DID A POSTFLT CHK ON THE DOOR AND FOUND IT WAS OUT OF RIG TOLERANCE. MAINT ALSO INFORMED US THERE WAS A HISTORY ON THIS PARTICULAR DOOR. NEXT TIME THE 'A' FLT ATTENDANT INFORMS US OF SOMETHING 'WEIRD' ABOUT CLOSING THE L1 DOOR; WE SHOULD SIMPLY CALL MAINT AND HAVE THEM CHK ON IT.

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.