SDR USAAD00186

Service difficulty report · Door · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
December 3, 2000
Submitted
January 10, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N823US
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49142
Part
Door
Condition
Open
Location
Service
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

PIT-ORD - FLT 1640 - AFTER TAKEOFF, THE AIRCRAF WOULD NOT PRESSURIZE AND THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE AT THE AFT SERVICE DOOR. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE FIELD AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE AFT SERVICE DOOR NOT CLOSED PROPERLY. THE DOOR WAS CLOSED PROPERLY AND THE AIRCRAFT PRESSURIZED. ALL CHECKED NORMAL. (M)

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