737 departs with safety strap hanging out the door and banging.

Attributes
ACN	317681
Time
Date	199510
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pvd
State Reference	RI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 600 agl bound upper : 600
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : pvd
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	317681
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Just after departing providence airport, 'a' flight attendant called up front to advise crew that the forward galley door safety strap was hanging outside aircraft and banging violently against side of aircraft. We advised pvd tower and immediately returned to the airport and taxied to gate. Safety strap was restowed, aircraft inspected for damage by captain and company mechanic. No damage to aircraft -- logbook was signed off by mechanic and aircraft released. Safety straps are visually bright yellow in color -- this one was grey. No one on ground noticed strap hanging out door due to color of strap blending with aluminum colored aircraft. Flight attendants did not notice strap was not stowed after catering truck had left. Safety door straps should be yellow or orange to prevent this from happening again.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: 737 DEPARTS WITH SAFETY STRAP HANGING OUT THE DOOR AND BANGING.

Narrative: JUST AFTER DEPARTING PROVIDENCE ARPT, 'A' FLT ATTENDANT CALLED UP FRONT TO ADVISE CREW THAT THE FORWARD GALLEY DOOR SAFETY STRAP WAS HANGING OUTSIDE ACFT AND BANGING VIOLENTLY AGAINST SIDE OF ACFT. WE ADVISED PVD TWR AND IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO THE ARPT AND TAXIED TO GATE. SAFETY STRAP WAS RESTOWED, ACFT INSPECTED FOR DAMAGE BY CAPT AND COMPANY MECH. NO DAMAGE TO ACFT -- LOGBOOK WAS SIGNED OFF BY MECH AND ACFT RELEASED. SAFETY STRAPS ARE VISUALLY BRIGHT YELLOW IN COLOR -- THIS ONE WAS GREY. NO ONE ON GND NOTICED STRAP HANGING OUT DOOR DUE TO COLOR OF STRAP BLENDING WITH ALUMINUM COLORED ACFT. FLT ATTENDANTS DID NOT NOTICE STRAP WAS NOT STOWED AFTER CATERING TRUCK HAD LEFT. SAFETY DOOR STRAPS SHOULD BE YELLOW OR ORANGE TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN.

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.