--- mod_python-3.1.3/src/requestobject.c.orig	2005-03-16 17:00:08.787859776 -0500
+++ mod_python-3.1.3/src/requestobject.c	2005-03-16 17:07:42.206929600 -0500
@@ -903,6 +903,7 @@
         status = ap_send_fd(fd, self->request_rec, offset, 
                             len, &nbytes);
     Py_END_ALLOW_THREADS
+    apr_file_close(fd);
     
     if (status != APR_SUCCESS) {
         PyErr_SetString(PyExc_IOError, "Write failed, client closed connection.");