A B727 on takeoff climb at 9000 ft, diverted due to their inability to pressurize cabin. On ground, found forward entrance door not closed, but no door warning.

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Attributes
ACN	572707
Time
Date	200301
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zzz.artcc
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 9000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzz.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	572707
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical cabin event other maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : person 3
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency
Consequence	other other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : repair
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Company Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

Departed ZZZ at XA54Z, jan/wed/03, bound for ZZZ1. After takeoff, the aircraft sounded very loud. I asked the flight engineer to try to quiet it down. Soon after, we got a pressurization failure (automatic fail and standby) alert on the flight engineer panel. The flight engineer ran the red emergency checklist for pressurization failure 2 times, because we could not stabilize the pressurization. I asked the flight engineer to open the cockpit door, and that is when we knew one of the aircraft doors was open, not closed. We had no door warning lights illuminated, so we assumed the worst case, the main cargo door. I would not let the flight engineer go back to see. The flight engineer strapped in, and we diverted to ZZZ2, declaring an emergency. Upon arrival at ZZZ2, the ground crew could see our crew entry door was popped while we taxied in. The crew entry door did have a history of problems.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B727 ON TKOF CLB AT 9000 FT, DIVERTED DUE TO THEIR INABILITY TO PRESSURIZE CABIN. ON GND, FOUND FORWARD ENTRANCE DOOR NOT CLOSED, BUT NO DOOR WARNING.

Narrative: DEPARTED ZZZ AT XA54Z, JAN/WED/03, BOUND FOR ZZZ1. AFTER TKOF, THE ACFT SOUNDED VERY LOUD. I ASKED THE FE TO TRY TO QUIET IT DOWN. SOON AFTER, WE GOT A PRESSURIZATION FAILURE (AUTO FAIL AND STANDBY) ALERT ON THE FE PANEL. THE FE RAN THE RED EMER CHKLIST FOR PRESSURIZATION FAILURE 2 TIMES, BECAUSE WE COULD NOT STABILIZE THE PRESSURIZATION. I ASKED THE FE TO OPEN THE COCKPIT DOOR, AND THAT IS WHEN WE KNEW ONE OF THE ACFT DOORS WAS OPEN, NOT CLOSED. WE HAD NO DOOR WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, SO WE ASSUMED THE WORST CASE, THE MAIN CARGO DOOR. I WOULD NOT LET THE FE GO BACK TO SEE. THE FE STRAPPED IN, AND WE DIVERTED TO ZZZ2, DECLARING AN EMER. UPON ARR AT ZZZ2, THE GND CREW COULD SEE OUR CREW ENTRY DOOR WAS POPPED WHILE WE TAXIED IN. THE CREW ENTRY DOOR DID HAVE A HISTORY OF PROBS.

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.