Service difficulty report · Seal · Boeing 737401

Difficulty date
April 22, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N409US
Make and model
Boeing 737401
Aircraft serial
23879
Part
Seal
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Passenger Door
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PIT - FLT 1807 - ON CLIMB-OUT OF PIT, AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT PRESSURIZE PROPERLY. CABIN WAS 1,000 FEET HIGHER THAN NORMAL. ALSO, A VERY LOUD NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE MAIN ENTRY DOOR. AT 26,000 FEET, CABIN WAS AT 4,900 FEET WITH CABIN CLIMB INDICATION FLUCTUATING CONTINUOUSLY. FLIGHT RETURNED TO FIELD AT PIT AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE SPRING AND HINGE PIN ON THE MAIN ENTRY DOOR UPPER HINGE FLAP FOR SEAL SEAT. AIRCRAFT PRESSURIZATION CHECK GOOD. (X)