B737-700 flight crew receives a warning from an operations agent that the entry door is not closed properly, and then experiences air rushing in door after takeoff.

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Attributes
ACN	571882
Time
Date	200301
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mht.airport
State Reference	NH
Altitude	agl single value : 300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mht.tower tracon : sct.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-700
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 3900 flight time type : 1100
ASRS Report	571882
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : fa
Resolutory Action	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

When leaving the gate, the operations agent told the captain the door wasn't properly closed. The captain said no problem, we don't see any door light. So we were cleared for takeoff, and at maybe 300 ft, I heard air rushing in. The flight attendant also called to tell us the same thing. So, we returned to land and properly closed the forward door.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-700 FLT CREW RECEIVES A WARNING FROM AN OPS AGENT THAT THE ENTRY DOOR IS NOT CLOSED PROPERLY, AND THEN EXPERIENCES AIR RUSHING IN DOOR AFTER TKOF.

Narrative: WHEN LEAVING THE GATE, THE OPS AGENT TOLD THE CAPT THE DOOR WASN'T PROPERLY CLOSED. THE CAPT SAID NO PROB, WE DON'T SEE ANY DOOR LIGHT. SO WE WERE CLRED FOR TKOF, AND AT MAYBE 300 FT, I HEARD AIR RUSHING IN. THE FLT ATTENDANT ALSO CALLED TO TELL US THE SAME THING. SO, WE RETURNED TO LAND AND PROPERLY CLOSED THE FORWARD DOOR.

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.