Return land mandated by air carrier medium large transport unable to pressurize after takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	265193
Time
Date	199402
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ewr
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90 tower : lga
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : takeoff landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 5400
ASRS Report	265193
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Aircraft would not pressurize after takeoff. Coordinated with ATC for leveloff and delay vectors. Tried standby pressurization. Checked quick reference handbook. No door warnings. Flight attendants reported loud air noise from aircraft left main cabin door. Returned ewr. Maintenance found door handle left down and locked but door not properly seated. Checking with 'a' flight attendant, found that on departure door was hard to close, but that he was able to get handle down and locked. Cockpit had no abnormal indications of impending problem. Recommend that flight attendants be instructed to always advise cockpit of problems when closing and/or securing an aircraft door, as door warning lights can be out with door not properly seated.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RETURN LAND MANDATED BY ACR MLG UNABLE TO PRESSURIZE AFTER TKOF.

Narrative: ACFT WOULD NOT PRESSURIZE AFTER TKOF. COORDINATED WITH ATC FOR LEVELOFF AND DELAY VECTORS. TRIED STANDBY PRESSURIZATION. CHKED QUICK REF HANDBOOK. NO DOOR WARNINGS. FLT ATTENDANTS RPTED LOUD AIR NOISE FROM ACFT L MAIN CABIN DOOR. RETURNED EWR. MAINT FOUND DOOR HANDLE L DOWN AND LOCKED BUT DOOR NOT PROPERLY SEATED. CHKING WITH 'A' FLT ATTENDANT, FOUND THAT ON DEP DOOR WAS HARD TO CLOSE, BUT THAT HE WAS ABLE TO GET HANDLE DOWN AND LOCKED. COCKPIT HAD NO ABNORMAL INDICATIONS OF IMPENDING PROB. RECOMMEND THAT FLT ATTENDANTS BE INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS ADVISE COCKPIT OF PROBS WHEN CLOSING AND/OR SECURING AN ACFT DOOR, AS DOOR WARNING LIGHTS CAN BE OUT WITH DOOR NOT PROPERLY SEATED.

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.