<< >> NASA ASRS Report 142048, April 1990

Commuter flight crew noticed pod door light on after takeoff. Flight crew was also advised by departure controller that another aircraft had reported the pod door open.

Attributes
ACN	142048
Time
Date	199004
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dtw
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 5000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 3300 flight time type : 2100
ASRS Report	142048
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On 4/thu/90 on flight from dtw to day, we started to taxi and takeoff on runway 21C at dtw. After takeoff (first officer flying) during climb, as I proceeded with climb check, I noticed the pod door open light on the skirt panel on. The pod door is not on taxi or climb checklist. I caught the door light in my scan and as I was getting ready to report to ATC, the departure controller called and said that they had reports that our pod door was open. I answered that we needed to return and that information was correct. I asked for equipment to follow us. I think possibly better locking system on the door would have prevented this incident, and if the pod door was on taxi check, it would prevent the problem.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMUTER FLT CREW NOTICED POD DOOR LIGHT ON AFTER TKOF. FLT CREW WAS ALSO ADVISED BY DEP CTLR THAT ANOTHER ACFT HAD REPORTED THE POD DOOR OPEN.

Narrative: ON 4/THU/90 ON FLT FROM DTW TO DAY, WE STARTED TO TAXI AND TKOF ON RWY 21C AT DTW. AFTER TKOF (F/O FLYING) DURING CLB, AS I PROCEEDED WITH CLB CHK, I NOTICED THE POD DOOR OPEN LIGHT ON THE SKIRT PANEL ON. THE POD DOOR IS NOT ON TAXI OR CLB CHKLIST. I CAUGHT THE DOOR LIGHT IN MY SCAN AND AS I WAS GETTING READY TO RPT TO ATC, THE DEP CTLR CALLED AND SAID THAT THEY HAD RPTS THAT OUR POD DOOR WAS OPEN. I ANSWERED THAT WE NEEDED TO RETURN AND THAT INFO WAS CORRECT. I ASKED FOR EQUIP TO FOLLOW US. I THINK POSSIBLY BETTER LOCKING SYS ON THE DOOR WOULD HAVE PREVENTED THIS INCIDENT, AND IF THE POD DOOR WAS ON TAXI CHK, IT WOULD PREVENT THE PROB.

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.