Narrative:

Climbing through 300 ft flight attendant called to say 1L door was making an air leak noise. Pressurization and doors appeared normal. At 10000 ft I had a mechanic onboard look at the door. I went to look at it at 15000 ft. It was making a burbling sound and air was escaping. We requested a return to jfk. I was not sure if the noise was structural or not. I elected to land overweight rather than circle to burn off excess fuel. Aircraft landed with no incidents. Entered air leak and overweight landing into the logbook.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN A300 FLT CREW EXPERIENCE A FAULTY DOOR SEAL AFTER TKOF RESULTING IN A RETURN TO ARPT WITH AN OVERWT LNDG.

Narrative: CLBING THROUGH 300 FT FLT ATTENDANT CALLED TO SAY 1L DOOR WAS MAKING AN AIR LEAK NOISE. PRESSURIZATION AND DOORS APPEARED NORMAL. AT 10000 FT I HAD A MECH ONBOARD LOOK AT THE DOOR. I WENT TO LOOK AT IT AT 15000 FT. IT WAS MAKING A BURBLING SOUND AND AIR WAS ESCAPING. WE REQUESTED A RETURN TO JFK. I WAS NOT SURE IF THE NOISE WAS STRUCTURAL OR NOT. I ELECTED TO LAND OVERWT RATHER THAN CIRCLE TO BURN OFF EXCESS FUEL. ACFT LANDED WITH NO INCIDENTS. ENTERED AIR LEAK AND OVERWT LNDG INTO THE LOGBOOK.

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.