A B737-800 flight attendant reported a very loud noise was heard around the L1 door that did not dis...

Narrative:

There was an air leak at entry door upon takeoff. Door handles were firmly down. No emergency light in cockpit went off. Returned to departure airport. Maintenance advised aircraft ok -- presume 1st agent did not close door on outside properly. After I armed my doors I advised cockpit -- your red switch is down -- my door handles are down and cross checks are complete and we are ready to go. As wheels left runway a severe air leak occurred -- it did not go away at 10;000 ft so called captain to advise of problem. When we returned to gate mechanics were on jet bridge and advised as we pulled up the entry door was open approximately 1.5 inches. First officer backed flight attendant that door handles were down and no emergency light went off in cockpit.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-800 Flight Attendant reported a very loud noise was heard around the L1 door that did not dissipate as the aircraft climbed. The aircraft returned to the gate and Maintenance found a one and one-half inch gap between the door and the fuselage.

Narrative: There was an air leak at entry door upon takeoff. Door handles were firmly down. No emergency light in cockpit went off. Returned to departure airport. Maintenance advised aircraft OK -- presume 1st agent did not close door on outside properly. After I armed my doors I advised cockpit -- your red switch is down -- my door handles are down and cross checks are complete and we are ready to go. As wheels left runway a severe air leak occurred -- it did not go away at 10;000 FT so called Captain to advise of problem. When we returned to gate mechanics were on jet bridge and advised as we pulled up the entry door was open approximately 1.5 inches. First Officer backed Flight Attendant that door handles were down and no emergency light went off in cockpit.

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.

Attributes
ACN	860254
Time
Date	200911
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B737-800
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Exterior Pax/Crew Door
Person 1
Function	Flight Attendant In Charge
Qualification	Flight Attendant Current
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

A B737-800 flight attendant reported a very loud noise was heard around the L1 door that did not dissipate as the aircraft climbed. The aircraft returned to the gate and maintenance found a one and one-half inch gap between the door and the fuselage.