B757-200 crew diverted to jfk with a loud pressurization leak at door 1R.

Attributes
ACN	518810
Time
Date	200107
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jfk.airport
State Reference	NY
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 5
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 2 flight attendant time total : 2 flight attendant time type : 45
ASRS Report	518810
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : provided flight assist flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed as precaution none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Company
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

During climb and cruise, a very loud whistling noise emanated from the r-hand forward galley door. The noise was loud enough that my ears began to hurt. The captain and first officer inspected the door and informed us that it was an air leak. They then proceeded to descend to see if the noise would go away. It did not. We then landed at jfk and maintenance boarded. The door seal on the forward part of the door came loose. Maintenance stated that it probably came loose due to the catering employees not shutting the door properly.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757-200 CREW DIVERTED TO JFK WITH A LOUD PRESSURIZATION LEAK AT DOOR 1R.

Narrative: DURING CLB AND CRUISE, A VERY LOUD WHISTLING NOISE EMANATED FROM THE R-HAND FORWARD GALLEY DOOR. THE NOISE WAS LOUD ENOUGH THAT MY EARS BEGAN TO HURT. THE CAPT AND FO INSPECTED THE DOOR AND INFORMED US THAT IT WAS AN AIR LEAK. THEY THEN PROCEEDED TO DSND TO SEE IF THE NOISE WOULD GO AWAY. IT DID NOT. WE THEN LANDED AT JFK AND MAINT BOARDED. THE DOOR SEAL ON THE FORWARD PART OF THE DOOR CAME LOOSE. MAINT STATED THAT IT PROBABLY CAME LOOSE DUE TO THE CATERING EMPLOYEES NOT SHUTTING THE DOOR PROPERLY.

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.