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A MD80 (super 80) returned to the field immediately after takeoff due to unable to pressurize the aircraft. Aft galley door found not closed and locked.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 360469 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199702 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : dfw |
| State Reference | TX |
| Environment | |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : dfw |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff climbout : initial other |
| Route In Use | departure other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 360469 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified cockpit other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
After takeoff from dfw, I felt a pressurization problem in my ears, the flow light came on and the cabin was climbing almost as fast as the aircraft. The flight attendant called from the back with an extremely loud air noise coming from the aft galley door. There were no other indications of a problem in the cockpit. In accordance with company procedure we returned to dfw and made an uneventful overweight (132700 pounds) landing. A maintenance supervisor meeting the aircraft told me this was the third time in 2-3 weeks at dfw this problem had occurred. There is a problem that needs investigating when the catering personnel can close the aft galley door to the point where it appears closed to them, appears closed to the flight attendant, and does not illuminate the door warning light when, in fact, the door is still actually open.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A MD80 (SUPER 80) RETURNED TO THE FIELD IMMEDIATELY AFTER TKOF DUE TO UNABLE TO PRESSURIZE THE ACFT. AFT GALLEY DOOR FOUND NOT CLOSED AND LOCKED.
Narrative: AFTER TKOF FROM DFW, I FELT A PRESSURIZATION PROB IN MY EARS, THE FLOW LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CABIN WAS CLBING ALMOST AS FAST AS THE ACFT. THE FLT ATTENDANT CALLED FROM THE BACK WITH AN EXTREMELY LOUD AIR NOISE COMING FROM THE AFT GALLEY DOOR. THERE WERE NO OTHER INDICATIONS OF A PROB IN THE COCKPIT. IN ACCORDANCE WITH COMPANY PROC WE RETURNED TO DFW AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL OVERWT (132700 LBS) LNDG. A MAINT SUPVR MEETING THE ACFT TOLD ME THIS WAS THE THIRD TIME IN 2-3 WKS AT DFW THIS PROB HAD OCCURRED. THERE IS A PROB THAT NEEDS INVESTIGATING WHEN THE CATERING PERSONNEL CAN CLOSE THE AFT GALLEY DOOR TO THE POINT WHERE IT APPEARS CLOSED TO THEM, APPEARS CLOSED TO THE FLT ATTENDANT, AND DOES NOT ILLUMINATE THE DOOR WARNING LIGHT WHEN, IN FACT, THE DOOR IS STILL ACTUALLY OPEN.
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.