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Open cargo door caused an large transport air carrier aircraft to return for landing. No known damage.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 208316 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199204 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lit |
| State Reference | AK |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 210 msl bound upper : 210 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : lit |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : second officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 30 |
| ASRS Report | 208316 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
On takeoff roll, shortly after liftoff, the aircraft cargo door light came on. Aircraft slowed to landing speed and visual pattern and landing back at little rock was coordinated with ATC. During pushback, pretkof and takeoff checks, the aft cargo door light was confirmed off. After landing, door was confirmed open.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: OPEN CARGO DOOR CAUSED AN LGT ACR ACFT TO RETURN FOR LNDG. NO KNOWN DAMAGE.
Narrative: ON TKOF ROLL, SHORTLY AFTER LIFTOFF, THE ACFT CARGO DOOR LIGHT CAME ON. ACFT SLOWED TO LNDG SPD AND VISUAL PATTERN AND LNDG BACK AT LITTLE ROCK WAS COORDINATED WITH ATC. DURING PUSHBACK, PRETKOF AND TKOF CHKS, THE AFT CARGO DOOR LIGHT WAS CONFIRMED OFF. AFTER LNDG, DOOR WAS CONFIRMED OPEN.
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.