Service difficulty report · Door · Boeing 727228

Difficulty date
January 27, 2001
Submitted
January 31, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N727DH
Make and model
Boeing 727228
Aircraft serial
20204
Part
Door
Condition
Not Closed
Location
Main Pax
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

AFTER TAKEOFF AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT PRESSURIZE, AUTOFAIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND FAILURE TO PRESSURIZE. AFTER TAKEOFF ABNORMAL PROCEDURES WERE COMPLETED. THIS DID NOT RESTORE NORMAL CABIN PRESSURIZATION. A LOUD NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE FORWARD ENTRY DOOR AIRCRAFT AT 1200 FEET HAD 1.2 DIF. WITH CABIN AT 9000 FEET DURING INSPECTION A GAP WAS AT REAR OF DOOR BUT THE S/O DOOR ANNUNICIATOR DID NOT ILLUMINATE AT ANY TIME. FOUND FWD ENTRY DOOR NOT SHUT PROPERLY. CLOSED ENTRY DOOR, PRESSURIZED AIRCRAF. OPS GOOD IAW 52-11-01 AND 21-31-0.