Commuter flight crew taxiing for departure on ferry flight with cargo door open.

Attributes
ACN	167365
Time
Date	199101
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : shd
State Reference	VA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : oak
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport
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 : 250 flight time total : 5100 flight time type : 2200
ASRS Report	167365
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were preoccupied, with the paperwork required for a maintenance ferry flight, and started to taxi out with our rear cargo door wide open. Someone on unicom called our attention to the problem. We stopped the taxi and my first officer shut the cargo door. The ferry flight proceeded west/O incident to reading, PA for maintenance. We had overlooked the red door warning light, which was glaring at us from the warning panel.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMUTER FLT CREW TAXIING FOR DEP ON FERRY FLT WITH CARGO DOOR OPEN.

Narrative: WE WERE PREOCCUPIED, WITH THE PAPERWORK REQUIRED FOR A MAINT FERRY FLT, AND STARTED TO TAXI OUT WITH OUR REAR CARGO DOOR WIDE OPEN. SOMEONE ON UNICOM CALLED OUR ATTN TO THE PROB. WE STOPPED THE TAXI AND MY F/O SHUT THE CARGO DOOR. THE FERRY FLT PROCEEDED W/O INCIDENT TO READING, PA FOR MAINT. WE HAD OVERLOOKED THE RED DOOR WARNING LIGHT, WHICH WAS GLARING AT US FROM THE WARNING PANEL.

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.