MD80 crew had an indication of a pressure seal leak and a locking problem of the forward galley door...

Attributes
ACN	532752
Time
Date	200112
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sea.airport
State Reference	WA
Altitude	msl single value : 15000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : s46.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty oversight : flight attendant in charge
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 7
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 17 flight attendant time total : 17 flight attendant time type : 30
ASRS Report	532752
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : door warning light other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : provided flight assist flight crew : diverted to another airport
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

After takeoff from sea, we were climbing and at about 14000 ft when the captain rang me and said we had a 'pressure seal' or locking problem with forward galley door. Told me we would be diverting and landing in pdx in approximately 10 mins. The door did not sound nor look strange. (Possibly 'louder than normal' shhhing noise.) I informed passenger, we landed and were on the ground in pdx for approximately 1 1/2 hours.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 CREW HAD AN INDICATION OF A PRESSURE SEAL LEAK AND A LOCKING PROB OF THE FORWARD GALLEY DOOR.

Narrative: AFTER TKOF FROM SEA, WE WERE CLBING AND AT ABOUT 14000 FT WHEN THE CAPT RANG ME AND SAID WE HAD A 'PRESSURE SEAL' OR LOCKING PROB WITH FORWARD GALLEY DOOR. TOLD ME WE WOULD BE DIVERTING AND LNDG IN PDX IN APPROX 10 MINS. THE DOOR DID NOT SOUND NOR LOOK STRANGE. (POSSIBLY 'LOUDER THAN NORMAL' SHHHING NOISE.) I INFORMED PAX, WE LANDED AND WERE ON THE GND IN PDX FOR APPROX 1 1/2 HRS.

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.