Air carrier medium large transport cargo door light is illuminated on takeoff roll at 100 KTS. Capta...

Attributes
ACN	147655
Time
Date	199006
Day	Fri
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cae
State Reference	SC
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : cae
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff landing other other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 5100 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	147655
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other other

Narrative:

On a scheduled flight from cae to clt an aft cargo door was determined to be open on the takeoff roll at approximately 100 KTS by way of annunciator panel light. The captain elected to continue the takeoff. The takeoff was normal and we stayed in the airport traffic pattern and returned for a normal landing. When we returned to the gate the aft cargo door was wide open. Maintenance was called and they were able to secure the door and programmed the door light switch to be changed. This short flight began normally. We used all required checklists. These checklists included 2 opportunities for the cockpit crew to have found the aft cargo light on. Once on the after start and once on the before takeoff checklist. I found the light on during my third check during normal runway procedures. The captain and I were very certain that we had checked the door lights. The baggage handlers were sure that they had secured the aft cargo door. The only recommendation I can make is that the ground crew rechk all doors both visually and physically before it is allowed to taxi. The main reason I elected to complete this form is in the event of possible FAA action.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG CARGO DOOR LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED ON TKOF ROLL AT 100 KTS. CAPT ELECTS TO CONTINUE TKOF AND RETURNS TO LAND. REPORTER MAINTAIN THAT LIGHTS WERE CHECKED AS PER CHECKLISTS.

Narrative: ON A SCHEDULED FLT FROM CAE TO CLT AN AFT CARGO DOOR WAS DETERMINED TO BE OPEN ON THE TKOF ROLL AT APPROX 100 KTS BY WAY OF ANNUNCIATOR PANEL LIGHT. THE CAPT ELECTED TO CONTINUE THE TKOF. THE TKOF WAS NORMAL AND WE STAYED IN THE ARPT TFC PATTERN AND RETURNED FOR A NORMAL LNDG. WHEN WE RETURNED TO THE GATE THE AFT CARGO DOOR WAS WIDE OPEN. MAINT WAS CALLED AND THEY WERE ABLE TO SECURE THE DOOR AND PROGRAMMED THE DOOR LIGHT SWITCH TO BE CHANGED. THIS SHORT FLT BEGAN NORMALLY. WE USED ALL REQUIRED CHKLISTS. THESE CHKLISTS INCLUDED 2 OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE COCKPIT CREW TO HAVE FOUND THE AFT CARGO LIGHT ON. ONCE ON THE AFTER START AND ONCE ON THE BEFORE TKOF CHKLIST. I FOUND THE LIGHT ON DURING MY THIRD CHK DURING NORMAL RWY PROCS. THE CAPT AND I WERE VERY CERTAIN THAT WE HAD CHKED THE DOOR LIGHTS. THE BAGGAGE HANDLERS WERE SURE THAT THEY HAD SECURED THE AFT CARGO DOOR. THE ONLY RECOMMENDATION I CAN MAKE IS THAT THE GND CREW RECHK ALL DOORS BOTH VISUALLY AND PHYSICALLY BEFORE IT IS ALLOWED TO TAXI. THE MAIN REASON I ELECTED TO COMPLETE THIS FORM IS IN THE EVENT OF POSSIBLE FAA ACTION.

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.

Air carrier medium large transport cargo door light is illuminated on takeoff roll at 100 KTS. Captain elects to continue takeoff and returns to land. Reporter maintain that lights were checked as per checklists.