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A left main entry door warning light on an airbus A300 illuminates during initial departure. A return to departure station and an overweight landing are the result.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 497118 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200012 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bos.airport |
| State Reference | MA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 6000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : a90.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | departure sid : n/s |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 497118 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| ASRS Report | 497119 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : ecam / door warning other other : cab 3 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition other |
| Consequence | faa : investigated other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Cabin Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
On climb out 1500 ft, purser called to say 1L red door light was flashing. Light went out after liftoff. At 3000 ft, 1L door unlocked light was displayed on ECAM. On visual inspection, door locked/unlocked display showed unlocked. Door handle was not in locked position. Pushing handle down changed display to locked. There was approximately 1/16 inch of red unlocked showing. Door handle would not go to the fully stowed/locked position. Emergency declared. Flight returned to bos. No abnormalities on landing. Touched down at 200 FPM, 140 KTS. Weight 328000 pounds. FAA greeted the flight at the gate. Supplemental information from acn 497117: we were taking off when I noticed a red light near the 1L door arming lever -- flashing off and on. I asked my #8 flight attendant (who was seated across the galley way) to look at the light to see if it was a normal light because I had never seen that before. She noted that the light was not normal, so I called the captain immediately after the first chime. Shortly after, the captain checked the door.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A L MAIN ENTRY DOOR WARNING LIGHT ON AN AIRBUS A300 ILLUMINATES DURING INITIAL DEP. A RETURN TO DEP STATION AND AN OVERWT LNDG ARE THE RESULT.
Narrative: ON CLBOUT 1500 FT, PURSER CALLED TO SAY 1L RED DOOR LIGHT WAS FLASHING. LIGHT WENT OUT AFTER LIFTOFF. AT 3000 FT, 1L DOOR UNLOCKED LIGHT WAS DISPLAYED ON ECAM. ON VISUAL INSPECTION, DOOR LOCKED/UNLOCKED DISPLAY SHOWED UNLOCKED. DOOR HANDLE WAS NOT IN LOCKED POS. PUSHING HANDLE DOWN CHANGED DISPLAY TO LOCKED. THERE WAS APPROX 1/16 INCH OF RED UNLOCKED SHOWING. DOOR HANDLE WOULD NOT GO TO THE FULLY STOWED/LOCKED POS. EMER DECLARED. FLT RETURNED TO BOS. NO ABNORMALITIES ON LNDG. TOUCHED DOWN AT 200 FPM, 140 KTS. WT 328000 LBS. FAA GREETED THE FLT AT THE GATE. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 497117: WE WERE TAKING OFF WHEN I NOTICED A RED LIGHT NEAR THE 1L DOOR ARMING LEVER -- FLASHING OFF AND ON. I ASKED MY #8 FLT ATTENDANT (WHO WAS SEATED ACROSS THE GALLEY WAY) TO LOOK AT THE LIGHT TO SEE IF IT WAS A NORMAL LIGHT BECAUSE I HAD NEVER SEEN THAT BEFORE. SHE NOTED THAT THE LIGHT WAS NOT NORMAL, SO I CALLED THE CAPT IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FIRST CHIME. SHORTLY AFTER, THE CAPT CHKED THE DOOR.
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.