Aircraft equipment problem mandates a return and land to reseat over wing passenger exit.

Attributes
ACN	247700
Time
Date	199307
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : gcm
State Reference	FO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : gcm artcc : zse
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	247700
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	247804
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

At approximately 2500 ft, a flight attendant reported a louder than normal noise coming from area over right wing emergency exit. We confirmed that the cabin was climbing with the aircraft and initiated a slow descent and normal landing back at grand cayman. Ground personnel confirmed the over wing exit hatch was not seated properly. It was reseated and the flight was continued with another takeoff without further difficulty. The hatch was not noticeably loose by visual inspection prior to the first takeoff.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT EQUIP PROB MANDATES A RETURN AND LAND TO RESEAT OVER WING PAX EXIT.

Narrative: AT APPROX 2500 FT, A FLT ATTENDANT RPTED A LOUDER THAN NORMAL NOISE COMING FROM AREA OVER R WING EMER EXIT. WE CONFIRMED THAT THE CABIN WAS CLBING WITH THE ACFT AND INITIATED A SLOW DSCNT AND NORMAL LNDG BACK AT GRAND CAYMAN. GND PERSONNEL CONFIRMED THE OVER WING EXIT HATCH WAS NOT SEATED PROPERLY. IT WAS RESEATED AND THE FLT WAS CONTINUED WITH ANOTHER TKOF WITHOUT FURTHER DIFFICULTY. THE HATCH WAS NOT NOTICEABLY LOOSE BY VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO THE FIRST TKOF.

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.