Service difficulty report · Door Mechanism · Boeing 72725C

Difficulty date
January 17, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N118FE
Make and model
Boeing 72725C
Aircraft serial
19300
Part
Door Mechanism
Condition
Not Latched
Location
Entry Door
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT HOLD PRESSURE ABOVE 2,000 FT GROUND LEVEL. PRESSURIZATION WOULD RESPOND IN MANUAL BUT ONLY TO 10,000 CABIN PRESSURE. THEN EVEN IN FULL MANUAL INCREASE CABIN WOULD CLIMB AT 1,500 TO 1,800 FT PER MINIMUM RATE OF CLIMB. FORWARD ENTRY DOOR WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO CLOSE. UPON ARRIVAL FOUND L1 ENTRY DOOR IMPROPERLY SECURED. CYCLED DOOR SEVERAL TIMES AND PRESSURIZED AIRCRAFT ON GROUND.

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