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An MD80 on climb out diverted due to pressure leak in aft left service door. Caused by door not properly closed after galley service.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 531875 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200111 |
| Day | Tue |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Weather Elements | Snow |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : zzz.tower |
| 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 : initial |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 6 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 3 flight attendant time total : 3 |
| ASRS Report | 531875 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : cabin pressure indicator other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : person 1 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Aircraft Airport |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
Noticed the massive air leak on descent into ZZZ. On takeoff and climb out of ZZZ, the air leak was worse. That's when we were told we were going back to ZZZ for a pressurization problem. I think the problem was initiated at ZZZ1 when catering shut the door and didn't get it shut properly because there wasn't a problem from ZZZ2 to ZZZ1.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 ON CLBOUT DIVERTED DUE TO PRESSURE LEAK IN AFT L SVC DOOR. CAUSED BY DOOR NOT PROPERLY CLOSED AFTER GALLEY SVC.
Narrative: NOTICED THE MASSIVE AIR LEAK ON DSCNT INTO ZZZ. ON TKOF AND CLBOUT OF ZZZ, THE AIR LEAK WAS WORSE. THAT'S WHEN WE WERE TOLD WE WERE GOING BACK TO ZZZ FOR A PRESSURIZATION PROB. I THINK THE PROB WAS INITIATED AT ZZZ1 WHEN CATERING SHUT THE DOOR AND DIDN'T GET IT SHUT PROPERLY BECAUSE THERE WASN'T A PROB FROM ZZZ2 TO ZZZ1.
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.