A DC9 crew upon departure from msp could not pressurize the aircraft due to an electrical access doo...

Attributes
ACN	522563
Time
Date	200108
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : msp.airport
State Reference	MN
Altitude	msl single value : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : m98.tracon tower : msp.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	522563
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : acft would not pressurize (cabin alt) other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : landed as precaution
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

Maintenance brought aircraft to gate with east&east door open. Annunciator light for electrical compartment door, did not function, although it tested as operational. Door open was not observed during preflight. On takeoff aircraft would not pressurize, and loud noise was felt under cockpit. Declared emergency (for overweight landing) and landed without incident. East&east door was found open. Cause's: 1) maintenance left door open. 2) annunciator light for door was inoperative -- although unknown to the crew. 3) open door not observed on walkaround.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DC9 CREW UPON DEP FROM MSP COULD NOT PRESSURIZE THE ACFT DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL ACCESS DOOR BEING OPEN.

Narrative: MAINT BROUGHT ACFT TO GATE WITH E&E DOOR OPEN. ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT FOR ELECTRICAL COMPARTMENT DOOR, DID NOT FUNCTION, ALTHOUGH IT TESTED AS OPERATIONAL. DOOR OPEN WAS NOT OBSERVED DURING PREFLT. ON TKOF ACFT WOULD NOT PRESSURIZE, AND LOUD NOISE WAS FELT UNDER COCKPIT. DECLARED EMER (FOR OVERWT LNDG) AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. E&E DOOR WAS FOUND OPEN. CAUSE'S: 1) MAINT LEFT DOOR OPEN. 2) ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT FOR DOOR WAS INOP -- ALTHOUGH UNKNOWN TO THE CREW. 3) OPEN DOOR NOT OBSERVED ON WALKAROUND.

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.

A DC9 crew upon departure from msp could not pressurize the aircraft due to an electrical access door being open.