Service difficulty report · Door · Boeing 737301

Difficulty date
November 28, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N573US
Make and model
Boeing 737301
Aircraft serial
23560
Part
Door
Condition
Open
Location
Aft
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

MCO - FLT 1232 - A/C FAILED TO PRESSURIZE IMMEDIATELY AFTER T/O FROM FLL. CAPT ASKED F/A TO CHECK THE DOORS AND FOUND THE AFT RIGHT SERVICE DOOR CLOSED WITH HANDLE DOWN BUT THE DOOR DID NOT APPEAR TO BE SEALING PROPERLY. NO DOOR WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED IN COCKPIT. FLT DIVERTED TO MCO AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE AFT RIGHT SERVICE DOOR FALSELY LOCKE. THIS WAS VISIBLE FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT, BUT ON THE INSIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT, THE DOOR APPEARED CLOSED. OPERATED DOOR SEVERAL TIMES. DOOR AND DOOR WARNING OPERATIONALLY CHECKED GOOD. (M)