Service difficulty report · Access Door · Boeing 727200

Difficulty date
October 20, 2005
Submitted
October 24, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N466FE
Make and model
Boeing 727200
Aircraft serial
21292
Aircraft time
50,968 hours, 35,998 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
System (JASC)
5200 · Doors
Part
Access Door
Condition
Out Of Position
Location
Bulkhead
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

A/C TOOK OFF AND RETURNED TO GATE. FLT CREW SAID THE A/C WOULD NOT PRESSURIZE. MAIN ENTRY DOOR WAS CLOSED DOOR WAS JAMMED WOULDN'T OPEN. REMOVED DOOR SLIDE DOOR TRIM FOUND THE AFT ROLLERS WERE NOT IN THE ROLLER GUIDES OR IN THE CAMS. FOUND SOLID BULKHEAD ACCESS DOOR INTERFERING WITH ENTRY DOOR WHEN CLOSING. REPOSITIONED BULKHEAD ACCESS DOOR IN ITS TRACK. OPERATED MAIN ENTRY DOOR SEVERAL TIMES OPERATES NORMAL, ROLLERS ENGAGE CAMS AT ALL 4 POSITIONS AND HANDLE GOES OVER CENTER INDICATION NORMAL.

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