Service difficulty report · Passenger Door · Boeing 737301

Difficulty date
December 17, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N350US
Make and model
Boeing 737301
Aircraft serial
23553
Part
Passenger Door
Condition
Not Closed
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
NR
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

PHL - FLT 451 - UNABLE TO PRESSURIZE AIRCRAFT. FOLLOWED ALL USAIR PROCEDURES, NO HELP. F/A ADVISED IN PHL THAT THE DOOR WAS HARD TO SHUT. ALSO, HAD TO SHUT DOWN AND RESTART LEAVING DCA PRIOR TO STARTING ENGINE. THERE WAS A PRESSURE BUMP. FOUND CABIN DOOR NOT PROPERLY CLOSED. FALSE LOCK INDICATION. OPS CHECK DOOR OPERATION. OPS CHECK GOOD. PRESSURIZED AIRCRAFT AND INSPECTED DOOR. OPS CHECK GOOD. (X)