An MD80 returned to the field due to L2 galley service door not closed and locked.

Attributes
ACN	346968
Time
Date	199609
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mco
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mco tower : mco
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude climbout : takeoff
Route In Use	departure other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 19000
ASRS Report	346968
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

During push back and engine start, flight attendant notified us that she could see daylight between door seal of L2 door (left aft galley door). All door lights were out and tested. I asked her to open and reclose the door. We observed the L2 door light to come on and then go out. Believing that everything was ok, we proceeded to depart. After takeoff, we observed that the aircraft was not pressurizing properly. Upon confirming with the flight attendants that there was a loud air noise in the area of the L2 door, we returned to orlando airport. Landing was normal. Maintenance inspection discovered a rigging/alignment problem with the L2 door that prevented it from sealing properly, regardless of the fact that the door warning lights were out. Door light system needs to be upgraded to prevent this type of occurrence.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 RETURNED TO THE FIELD DUE TO L2 GALLEY SVC DOOR NOT CLOSED AND LOCKED.

Narrative: DURING PUSH BACK AND ENG START, FLT ATTENDANT NOTIFIED US THAT SHE COULD SEE DAYLIGHT BTWN DOOR SEAL OF L2 DOOR (L AFT GALLEY DOOR). ALL DOOR LIGHTS WERE OUT AND TESTED. I ASKED HER TO OPEN AND RECLOSE THE DOOR. WE OBSERVED THE L2 DOOR LIGHT TO COME ON AND THEN GO OUT. BELIEVING THAT EVERYTHING WAS OK, WE PROCEEDED TO DEPART. AFTER TKOF, WE OBSERVED THAT THE ACFT WAS NOT PRESSURIZING PROPERLY. UPON CONFIRMING WITH THE FLT ATTENDANTS THAT THERE WAS A LOUD AIR NOISE IN THE AREA OF THE L2 DOOR, WE RETURNED TO ORLANDO ARPT. LNDG WAS NORMAL. MAINT INSPECTION DISCOVERED A RIGGING/ALIGNMENT PROB WITH THE L2 DOOR THAT PREVENTED IT FROM SEALING PROPERLY, REGARDLESS OF THE FACT THAT THE DOOR WARNING LIGHTS WERE OUT. DOOR LIGHT SYS NEEDS TO BE UPGRADED TO PREVENT THIS TYPE OF OCCURRENCE.

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.