A flight attendant reports noticing after takeoff; the exterior handle on a forward (fwd) galley doo...

Attributes
ACN	958636
Time
Date	201107
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B737-800
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Parked
Component
Aircraft Component	Service/Access Door
Person 1
Function	Flight Attendant (On Duty)
Qualification	Flight Attendant Current
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

Approximately two hours into flight; noticed that the exterior door handle of forward (fwd) galley door was not closed in proper place; it was in a position of approximately 12:00 and 18:00 [clock position]. Did not notice prior to takeoff that exterior door handle was in this position. Could it have blown that way on takeoff? [I] reported it to the captain who immediately arranged to have a look at it himself. Upon arrival in our destination; [food] caterer first closed exterior door handle and then opened door; he said it was operating normally; suspects that it was not closed properly in our departure airport by caterer.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A Flight Attendant reports noticing after takeoff; the exterior handle on a Forward (FWD) Galley Door was not closed (stowed) in it's proper place on a B737-800 aircraft; the handle was positioned vertically. She questions whether the handle could have been blown in that position on takeoff.

Narrative: Approximately two hours into flight; noticed that the exterior door handle of Forward (FWD) Galley Door was not closed in proper place; it was in a position of approximately 12:00 and 18:00 [clock position]. Did not notice prior to takeoff that exterior door handle was in this position. Could it have blown that way on takeoff? [I] reported it to the Captain who immediately arranged to have a look at it himself. Upon arrival in our destination; [food] caterer first closed exterior door handle and then opened door; he said it was operating normally; suspects that it was not closed properly in our departure airport by caterer.

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.

A flight attendant reports noticing after takeoff; the exterior handle on a forward (fwd) galley door was not closed (stowed) in it's proper place on a B737-800 aircraft; the handle was positioned vertically. She questions whether the handle could have been blown in that position on takeoff.