Shortly after takeoff an air carrier flight crew declared an emergency and returned to their departure airport when a flight attendant reported a cabin door improperly closed.

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Attributes
ACN	920404
Time
Date	201011
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Exterior Pax/Crew Door
Person 1
Function	First Officer
Person 2
Function	Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

A minute or so after takeoff; a flight attendant called on the intercom and said he could see the L2 outside door handle was out of position and visible through the door window. The captain elected to return to the airport. We declared an emergency and executed an uneventful approach and overweight landing back back at our departure airport.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Shortly after takeoff an air carrier flight crew declared an emergency and returned to their departure airport when a Flight Attendant reported a cabin door improperly closed.

Narrative: A minute or so after takeoff; a Flight Attendant called on the intercom and said he could see the L2 outside door handle was out of position and visible through the door window. The Captain elected to return to the airport. We declared an emergency and executed an uneventful approach and overweight landing back back at our departure airport.

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.