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MD80 crew returned to the departure station with a forward galley door warning light and a door handle that was not in the closed position.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 560794 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200209 |
| Day | Fri |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ord.airport |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | msl single value : 12000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Weather Elements | Turbulence Rain |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : c90.tracon tower : fll.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : vacating altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 560794 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical inflight encounter : turbulence inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : door warning light other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : diverted to another airport other |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Cabin Crew Human Performance Company |
| Primary Problem | Cabin Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Airborne interrupt. Departing ord, climbing through 12000 ft, forward galley door light illuminated. Called #1 flight attendant to confirm handle fully closed. She stated handle partially open but when fully closed warning light remained on. Uncertain at this point if door had been properly closed. Spoke with dispatch. Decided to return to ord. Also on this departure we were IMC, in moderate chop, deviating around rain showers.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MD80 CREW RETURNED TO THE DEP STATION WITH A FORWARD GALLEY DOOR WARNING LIGHT AND A DOOR HANDLE THAT WAS NOT IN THE CLOSED POS.
Narrative: AIRBORNE INTERRUPT. DEPARTING ORD, CLBING THROUGH 12000 FT, FORWARD GALLEY DOOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CALLED #1 FLT ATTENDANT TO CONFIRM HANDLE FULLY CLOSED. SHE STATED HANDLE PARTIALLY OPEN BUT WHEN FULLY CLOSED WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ON. UNCERTAIN AT THIS POINT IF DOOR HAD BEEN PROPERLY CLOSED. SPOKE WITH DISPATCH. DECIDED TO RETURN TO ORD. ALSO ON THIS DEP WE WERE IMC, IN MODERATE CHOP, DEVIATING AROUND RAIN SHOWERS.
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.