<< >> NASA ASRS Report 382510, October 1997

An air carrier MD80 flight crew depart with a gap in the rear galley door seal. Later, they return when the aircraft did not pressurize.

Attributes
ACN	382510
Time
Date	199710
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lga
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
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 : intermediate altitude ground other : taxi
Route In Use	enroute airway : zny
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	382510
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : anomaly accepted other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Before takeoff, a cabin attendant called and said she could see light at the rear galley door. I said that was ok as the doors did not seal till we were pressurized. We took off. About 4000 ft the flow light came on. The aircraft was light with 18 passenger. The aircraft was climbing 4000 FPM. At 15000 ft we leveled off and the cabin altitude was 8000 ft and climbing. I sent the first officer to investigate. He said he could see light from under the rear galley door. We told nyc that we were returning to lga with a pressurization problem. We returned to lga and made a normal landing. The mechanic said the door seal was torn.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR MD80 FLC DEPART WITH A GAP IN THE REAR GALLEY DOOR SEAL. LATER, THEY RETURN WHEN THE ACFT DID NOT PRESSURIZE.

Narrative: BEFORE TKOF, A CABIN ATTENDANT CALLED AND SAID SHE COULD SEE LIGHT AT THE REAR GALLEY DOOR. I SAID THAT WAS OK AS THE DOORS DID NOT SEAL TILL WE WERE PRESSURIZED. WE TOOK OFF. ABOUT 4000 FT THE FLOW LIGHT CAME ON. THE ACFT WAS LIGHT WITH 18 PAX. THE ACFT WAS CLBING 4000 FPM. AT 15000 FT WE LEVELED OFF AND THE CABIN ALT WAS 8000 FT AND CLBING. I SENT THE FO TO INVESTIGATE. HE SAID HE COULD SEE LIGHT FROM UNDER THE REAR GALLEY DOOR. WE TOLD NYC THAT WE WERE RETURNING TO LGA WITH A PRESSURIZATION PROB. WE RETURNED TO LGA AND MADE A NORMAL LNDG. THE MECH SAID THE DOOR SEAL WAS TORN.

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.