Service difficulty report · Door · Boeing 737301

Difficulty date
March 17, 2004
Submitted
August 13, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N356US
Make and model
Boeing 737301
Aircraft serial
23559
Part
Door
Condition
Open
Location
Main Pax
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W
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, CREW COULD NOT GET THE A/C TO PRESSURIZE. FLT ATTENDANT REPORTED AN AIR LEAK COMING FROM FWD ENTRY DOOR. ALL OTHER INDICATIONS NORMAL. FLT RETURNED TO FIELD AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY DECLARED. MX FOUND FORWARD ENTRY DOOR PARTIALLY OPEN AND FALSLY LOCKED. PERFORMED VISUAL INSPECTION OF DOOR SEAL. OPERATED AND CLOSE DOOR. DOOR CHECKS GOOD. RA NR 2 ENGINE AND PRESSURIZED AIRCRAFT. NO LEAKS NOTD AT FORWARD ENTRY DOOR. MAINTENANCE ALSO FOUND TWELVE INCHES OF AFT CARGO DOOR SEAL BLOWN. REINSTALLED SEAL AND PERFORMED HULL LEAK RATE TEST PER MM 05-51-91. LEAK TEST GOOD. AS A FOLLOW UP, A RIGGING CHECK IS SCHEDULED TO BE ACCOMPLISHED ON THE FORWARD ENTRY DOOR. (M)