Service difficulty report · Door · Boeing 727231

Difficulty date
December 14, 2005
Submitted
December 15, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N905AJ
Make and model
Boeing 727231
Aircraft serial
21989
Part
Door
Condition
Open
Location
E/E Bay
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
J, A

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

What was found

FLIGHT 8313 DEPARTED AND DURING CLIMB OUT CREW REPORTED AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT PRESSURIZE, CREW DUMPED FUEL AND RETURNED AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LOWER 43 ELECTRONICS COMPARTMENT DOOR OPEN, ALSO THE COCKPIT DOOR WARNING INDICATION LIGHT WAS TROUBLESHOT AND A BROKEN WIRE WAS FOUND AT THE LOWER 43 ELECTRONICS COMPARTMENT DOOR. THE LOWER 43 ELECTRONICS COMPARTMENT DOOR SWITCH BROKEN WIRE WAS REPAIRED IAW MM CH 20-10-13 AND OPERATIONALLY CHECKED NORMAL IAW MM CH 52-70-01. A PRESSURIZATION CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED IAW WORK CARD 7-29, PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM OPERATIONALLY CHECKED NORMAL, AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.