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Aircraft equipment problem -- air carrier is unable to pressurize during climb out and returns to land. During the deplaning both the pilots and mechanics overhear 1 passenger berating another for 'messing with the window.' an over wing exit was found to be unseated.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 313442 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199508 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sea |
| State Reference | WA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 9000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : sea |
| 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 : intermediate altitude climbout : initial |
| Route In Use | departure other departure sid : sid |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 414 flight time total : 8500 flight time type : 3397 |
| ASRS Report | 313442 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 12500 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 313186 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
After a normal preflight, no discrepancies noted, we had a pressurization problem that required an air abort/return to seattle. We found that 1 of the right over wing exits was slightly displaced, the operating handles were in the closed position. While maintenance performed pressurization checks, the captain and I decided to have coffee. Exiting the jetway, I overheard 1 passenger say to another, 'I told you not to mess with that window.' I couldn't determine who had made the remark. The maintenance personnel said they had heard a similar conversation. The window was reseated and the flight operated normally.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACFT EQUIP PROB -- ACR IS UNABLE TO PRESSURIZE DURING CLBOUT AND RETURNS TO LAND. DURING THE DEPLANING BOTH THE PLTS AND MECHS OVERHEAR 1 PAX BERATING ANOTHER FOR 'MESSING WITH THE WINDOW.' AN OVER WING EXIT WAS FOUND TO BE UNSEATED.
Narrative: AFTER A NORMAL PREFLT, NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED, WE HAD A PRESSURIZATION PROB THAT REQUIRED AN AIR ABORT/RETURN TO SEATTLE. WE FOUND THAT 1 OF THE R OVER WING EXITS WAS SLIGHTLY DISPLACED, THE OPERATING HANDLES WERE IN THE CLOSED POS. WHILE MAINT PERFORMED PRESSURIZATION CHKS, THE CAPT AND I DECIDED TO HAVE COFFEE. EXITING THE JETWAY, I OVERHEARD 1 PAX SAY TO ANOTHER, 'I TOLD YOU NOT TO MESS WITH THAT WINDOW.' I COULDN'T DETERMINE WHO HAD MADE THE REMARK. THE MAINT PERSONNEL SAID THEY HAD HEARD A SIMILAR CONVERSATION. THE WINDOW WAS RESEATED AND THE FLT OPERATED NORMALLY.
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.