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Large transport flight buf to ewr experienced pressurization problem on descent requiring 80 percent per 1 and 3 engines to maintain stabilized pressurization. At conclusion of subsequent flight by another flight crew a tear in the fuselage skin near forward service door was found.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 189245 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199109 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : buf |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zny |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 750 |
| ASRS Report | 189245 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 3800 flight time type : 90 |
| ASRS Report | 189246 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
The so preflts the aircraft. A catering truck was parked at the forward rh service door blocking or covering the damaged area. The so did not see the damaged area. I flew the aircraft to ewr. On descent into ewr it took power to control the pressurization. I made a logbook write up stating we had a problem with the pressurization. There was a crew change in ewr again the so did his walk around. A catering truck was parked at the forward service door. He did not see the damaged area. The damaged area was found in fll after second flight. No catering truck at aircraft. After investigation by company they believe the damage was caused by ground power unit sometime before we arrived at the aircraft in buf. We need to educate the ground people on safety and to report the accident and especially any damage to an aircraft. Mtc signed off the logbook in ewr problem with forward ent door seal.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: LGT FLT BUF TO EWR EXPERIENCED PRESSURIZATION PROBLEM ON DSCNT REQUIRING 80 PERCENT PER 1 AND 3 ENGS TO MAINTAIN STABILIZED PRESSURIZATION. AT CONCLUSION OF SUBSEQUENT FLT BY ANOTHER FLC A TEAR IN THE FUSELAGE SKIN NEAR FORWARD SVC DOOR WAS FOUND.
Narrative: THE SO PREFLTS THE ACFT. A CATERING TRUCK WAS PARKED AT THE FORWARD RH SVC DOOR BLOCKING OR COVERING THE DAMAGED AREA. THE SO DID NOT SEE THE DAMAGED AREA. I FLEW THE ACFT TO EWR. ON DSCNT INTO EWR IT TOOK PWR TO CTL THE PRESSURIZATION. I MADE A LOGBOOK WRITE UP STATING WE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE PRESSURIZATION. THERE WAS A CREW CHANGE IN EWR AGAIN THE SO DID HIS WALK AROUND. A CATERING TRUCK WAS PARKED AT THE FORWARD SVC DOOR. HE DID NOT SEE THE DAMAGED AREA. THE DAMAGED AREA WAS FOUND IN FLL AFTER SECOND FLT. NO CATERING TRUCK AT ACFT. AFTER INVESTIGATION BY COMPANY THEY BELIEVE THE DAMAGE WAS CAUSED BY GND PWR UNIT SOMETIME BEFORE WE ARRIVED AT THE ACFT IN BUF. WE NEED TO EDUCATE THE GND PEOPLE ON SAFETY AND TO RPT THE ACCIDENT AND ESPECIALLY ANY DAMAGE TO AN ACFT. MTC SIGNED OFF THE LOGBOOK IN EWR PROBLEM WITH FORWARD ENT DOOR SEAL.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.