Service difficulty report · Door · Boeing 7374B7

Difficulty date
June 28, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N775AU
Make and model
Boeing 7374B7
Aircraft serial
24933
Part
Door
Condition
Not Closed
Location
Pax Compt
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

PHL - FL325, APPROX 10 MINS AFTER TAKEOFF, THE DOOR WARNING AND PRESSURIZATION LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, FOLLOWED BY A LOUD NOISE FROM THE MAIN ENTRY DOOR. FLT RETURNED TO FIELD AT PHL AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE CHECKED THE MAIN ENTRY DOOR UPON ARRIVAL AND FOUND IT NOT SEATED PROPERLY. RECLOSED DOOR SEVERAL TIMES AND OPERATION WAS GOOD. DOOR WARNING SYSTEM CHECKED GOOD PER MM 52-10 AND 33-00. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE MAIN ENTRY WAS HARD TO CLOSE THE FOLLOWING DAY AND WAS ADJUSTED PER MM 52-10-00 PAGE 511, STEP C. (M)

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