Service difficulty report · Door · Boeing 72725C

Difficulty date
October 26, 2005
Submitted
October 28, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N136FE
Make and model
Boeing 72725C
Aircraft serial
19855
Aircraft time
62,689 hours, 46,443 cycles
Part
Door
Condition
Open
Location
Cargo Bay
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER DEPARTURE, AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT PRESSURIZE. RAN QRH AND NO SUCCESS. APPLIED SYSTEMS KNOWLEDGE AND COULD NOT SOLVE PROBLEM. RETURNED TO MEMPHIS. AFTER BLOCK-IN TO MEMPHIS, AND A VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND AFT CARGO DOOR OPEN, AND FAIRING DOOR CLOSED. SUSPECT NO INDICATION IN COCKPIT DUE TO AFT CARGO DOOR WARNING SWITCH STUCK CLOSED. CLEANED SWITCH PER 727 M/M REF SMP'S AND CYCLED DOOR SEVERAL TIMES. ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL. OK TO CONTINUE.

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