A B767-300 FLT ATTENDANT FAILED TO ARM THE 1R DOOR PRIOR TO TKOF. THE DOOR COULD NOT BE ARMED INFLT; SO THE FLT CREW RETURNED TO LAND FOR A DOOR INSPECTION.

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I FAILED TO ARM THE DOOR AT 1R FOR DEP. THE FLT WAS ABOUT 2 1/2 HRS DELAYED. I FELT RUSHED TO GET THE GALLEY IN FIRST CLASS SET UP. WHEN IT WAS NEAR TIME FOR THE ENTRY DOOR BEING CLOSED; I WAS RUSHING TO PUT EVERYTHING AWAY AND SECURING THE GALLEY FOR TKOF. I DIDN'T HEAR THE COMMAND TO ARM THE DOORS FOR DEP. BECAUSE IT WAS GOING TO BE BUMPY ON ASCENT; WE WERE TOLD TO REMAIN SEATED. WHEN WE REACHED A CERTAIN ALT; THE CAPT CALLED THE PURSER TO NOTIFY HER THAT A WARNING LIGHT INDICATED THAT DOOR 1R WAS NOT CLOSED PROPERLY. WE LOOKED AT THE DOOR AND THEN REALIZED THAT THE DOOR WAS NOT ARMED. WE TRIED ARMING THE DOOR BUT COULDN'T. THE CAPT THEN DSNDED AND PROCEEDED TO BURN FUEL FOR LNDG BACK IN SFO. WHEN WE GOT TO A LOWER ALT; THE PURSER GOT A CALL FROM THE CAPT SAYING THAT THE WARNING LIGHT HAD GONE OUT AND WE TRIED ARMING THE DOOR AGAIN. THIS TIME WE WERE ABLE TO DO SO. WE LANDED IN SAN FRANCISCO SAFELY AND THE MECHS I SPOKE TO DETERMINED THAT THE DOOR WAS NOT CLOSED PROPERLY. THEY INSPECTED THE DOOR; WE REFUELED AND LEFT.