Narrative:

Departing ZZZ; the #1 flight attendant called to report extremely high level wind noise at 1-Left door. Crew checked and verified aircraft not pressurizing. We then requested extended vectors for fuel burn down to landing weight and landing back at ZZZ. We ran appropriate checklists; advised operations and landed uneventfully altitude attained was 4000 ft. Aircraft was taken out of service for a broken spring in the 1-Left door assembly.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: During initial climb; a B737-800 Flight Attendant informs Captain of extremely high level wind noise at cabin Door 1-Left. Flight Crew checked and verified aircraft not pressurizing. Aircraft returned to field.

Narrative: Departing ZZZ; the #1 Flight Attendant called to report extremely high level wind noise at 1-Left door. Crew checked and verified aircraft not pressurizing. We then requested extended vectors for fuel burn down to landing weight and landing back at ZZZ. We ran appropriate checklists; advised Operations and landed uneventfully altitude attained was 4000 FT. Aircraft was taken out of service for a broken spring in the 1-Left door assembly.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.