Service difficulty report · Door · Boeing 7373B7

Difficulty date
March 6, 2001
Submitted
April 13, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N520AU
Make and model
Boeing 7373B7
Aircraft serial
23706
Part
Door
Condition
Not Closed
Location
Aft Pax
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
P, W
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

IAH - FLT 744 - ON CLIMB-OUT FROM IAH, CAPTAIN REPORTED THEY COULD NOT GET THE CABIN TO PRESSURIZE. AT 8,000 FEET, FLIGHT ATTENDANT ADVISED CAPTAIN THAT THE AFT SERVICE DOOR WAS NOT CLOSED. NO DOOR INDICATION WAS NOTED IN COCKPIT. FLIGHT RETURNED TO FIELD AT IAH AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE AFT SERVICE DOOR NOT FULLY CLOSED. CHECK OPERATION OF DOOR. DOOR CHECKS GOOD. PRESSURIZED AIRCRAFT. PRESSURIZATION CHECKS GOOD. A MEL HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE AFT SERVICE DOOR WARNING LIGHT SYSTEM. (M)

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