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As flight crew of mdt started taxi, cabin attendant advised light in cargo compartment. Aircraft was stopped. Ground crew closed outside cargo compartment door.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 124217 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198909 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : nas |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zme |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Transport, High Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 124217 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
While starting taxi from the ramp area to the runway for departure, a F/a noticed light coming from the cargo hold access door behind the F/a crew station in the aft cabin. Upon checking, it was noted by the flight crew that the external cargo door caution light was illuminated. The aircraft had not rolled far and a lineman was summoned to secure the door. This situation exposed several deficiencies in checklist format and company procedure which makes taxi with cargo door open likely to occur again. 1) at the time the door was discovered the crew had not yet reached the point in the 'during taxi pre-takeoff check' where this item is covered. 2) even though the 'engine start check' includes an aircraft doors item, it is common for loading and/or reopening of this door to occur while engines on that side are turning. 3) a lineman salute for taxi was given even though the cargo door remained open. 4) the 'pre-taxi check' does not include a caution light or door check. 5) the master caution light was extinguished before engine start and as such did not illuminate for the door open caution light.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AS FLT CREW OF MDT STARTED TAXI, CABIN ATTENDANT ADVISED LIGHT IN CARGO COMPARTMENT. ACFT WAS STOPPED. GND CREW CLOSED OUTSIDE CARGO COMPARTMENT DOOR.
Narrative: WHILE STARTING TAXI FROM THE RAMP AREA TO THE RWY FOR DEP, A F/A NOTICED LIGHT COMING FROM THE CARGO HOLD ACCESS DOOR BEHIND THE F/A CREW STATION IN THE AFT CABIN. UPON CHECKING, IT WAS NOTED BY THE FLT CREW THAT THE EXTERNAL CARGO DOOR CAUTION LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE ACFT HAD NOT ROLLED FAR AND A LINEMAN WAS SUMMONED TO SECURE THE DOOR. THIS SITUATION EXPOSED SEVERAL DEFICIENCIES IN CHECKLIST FORMAT AND COMPANY PROC WHICH MAKES TAXI WITH CARGO DOOR OPEN LIKELY TO OCCUR AGAIN. 1) AT THE TIME THE DOOR WAS DISCOVERED THE CREW HAD NOT YET REACHED THE POINT IN THE 'DURING TAXI PRE-TKOF CHECK' WHERE THIS ITEM IS COVERED. 2) EVEN THOUGH THE 'ENGINE START CHECK' INCLUDES AN ACFT DOORS ITEM, IT IS COMMON FOR LOADING AND/OR REOPENING OF THIS DOOR TO OCCUR WHILE ENGINES ON THAT SIDE ARE TURNING. 3) A LINEMAN SALUTE FOR TAXI WAS GIVEN EVEN THOUGH THE CARGO DOOR REMAINED OPEN. 4) THE 'PRE-TAXI CHECK' DOES NOT INCLUDE A CAUTION LIGHT OR DOOR CHECK. 5) THE MASTER CAUTION LIGHT WAS EXTINGUISHED BEFORE ENGINE START AND AS SUCH DID NOT ILLUMINATE FOR THE DOOR OPEN CAUTION LIGHT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.