B727-200 returns to sju after dumping fuel. The forward left door was closed with the safety restraining strap on the exterior. The flight attendant noticed this by the noise the strap made on the outside of the aircraft.

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Attributes
ACN	381546
Time
Date	199709
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sju
State Reference	PR
Altitude	msl bound lower : 7000 msl bound upper : 10000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sju
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude ground : preflight other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 170 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 340
ASRS Report	381546
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 8000
ASRS Report	381538
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

B727-200. After takeoff from sju, through 7000 ft, the flight attendant came up to the cockpit and notified us of a door strap hanging outside the left service door. We circled about 25 mi north of sju at 10000 ft, dumped to landing weight and returned to sju for landing. No further incidents. Supplemental information from acn 381538: maintenance control advised crew to return to sju. Fuel dumped. ATC notified prior to dump.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727-200 RETURNS TO SJU AFTER DUMPING FUEL. THE FORWARD L DOOR WAS CLOSED WITH THE SAFETY RESTRAINING STRAP ON THE EXTERIOR. THE FLT ATTENDANT NOTICED THIS BY THE NOISE THE STRAP MADE ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE ACFT.

Narrative: B727-200. AFTER TKOF FROM SJU, THROUGH 7000 FT, THE FLT ATTENDANT CAME UP TO THE COCKPIT AND NOTIFIED US OF A DOOR STRAP HANGING OUTSIDE THE L SVC DOOR. WE CIRCLED ABOUT 25 MI N OF SJU AT 10000 FT, DUMPED TO LNDG WT AND RETURNED TO SJU FOR LNDG. NO FURTHER INCIDENTS. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 381538: MAINT CTL ADVISED CREW TO RETURN TO SJU. FUEL DUMPED. ATC NOTIFIED PRIOR TO DUMP.

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.