Service difficulty report · Door · Boeing 727225

Difficulty date
August 23, 2005
Submitted
August 24, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N604AJ
Make and model
Boeing 727225
Aircraft serial
21453
Engine
Pwa JT8D217C
Part
Door
Condition
Misaligned
Location
L-1
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON CLIMBOUT, AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT PRESSURIZE, CREW REPORTED LOUD AIRFLOW NOISE COMING FROM CABIN. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE L-1 MAIN CABIN ENTRY DOOR AFT END OF DOOR WITH A GAP, THE L-1 DOOR WAS ADJUSTED AND RIGGED IAW MM CH 52-11-01 OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL, DECAY CHECK ACCOMPLISHED IAW. WORKCARD 829, DECAY NORMAL AND PRESSURIZATION CHECK IAW MM CH 5-51-101 WAS NORMAL. A OVERWEIGHT LANDING INSPECTION WAS ACCOMPLISHED IAW MM CH 5-51-271 NO DEFECTS NOTED, AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.