B737-500 on climb out has cabin attendant who reports a loud noise from the forward galley door. First officer investigates to find the door strap is between the door and the door frame. They return for an overweight landing.

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Attributes
ACN	373323
Time
Date	199707
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ewr
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 5000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-500
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 25100 flight time type : 7500
ASRS Report	373323
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On climb out the flight attendant reported a loud noise from the forward galley door. I had the first officer make an inspection and he found the door safety strap between the door and the door frame. After consideration of possible aircraft damage, I decided to return to the departure airport and make an overweight landing. We landed at 8000 pounds over the maximum landing weight for the airplane. A maintenance inspection was completed and no damage was found, from the strap or the overweight landing. We then re- departed with no further problems. It may be an over simplification but a little more care by the last person to close the aircraft door would have saved the problem from happening at all.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-500 ON CLBOUT HAS CABIN ATTENDANT WHO RPTS A LOUD NOISE FROM THE FORWARD GALLEY DOOR. FO INVESTIGATES TO FIND THE DOOR STRAP IS BTWN THE DOOR AND THE DOOR FRAME. THEY RETURN FOR AN OVERWT LNDG.

Narrative: ON CLBOUT THE FLT ATTENDANT RPTED A LOUD NOISE FROM THE FORWARD GALLEY DOOR. I HAD THE FO MAKE AN INSPECTION AND HE FOUND THE DOOR SAFETY STRAP BTWN THE DOOR AND THE DOOR FRAME. AFTER CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE ACFT DAMAGE, I DECIDED TO RETURN TO THE DEP ARPT AND MAKE AN OVERWT LNDG. WE LANDED AT 8000 LBS OVER THE MAX LNDG WT FOR THE AIRPLANE. A MAINT INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED AND NO DAMAGE WAS FOUND, FROM THE STRAP OR THE OVERWT LNDG. WE THEN RE- DEPARTED WITH NO FURTHER PROBS. IT MAY BE AN OVER SIMPLIFICATION BUT A LITTLE MORE CARE BY THE LAST PERSON TO CLOSE THE ACFT DOOR WOULD HAVE SAVED THE PROB FROM HAPPENING AT ALL.

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.