An air carrier mdt crew started its taxi with a nose cargo door open.

Attributes
ACN	247988
Time
Date	199307
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : stl
State Reference	MO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Transport, Low 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 : instrument pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 190 flight time total : 4190 flight time type : 1490
ASRS Report	247988
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 1400 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	247985
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After a complete preflight of the aircraft, we taxied out of the gate and within 30 seconds I visually noticed the left nose baggage door had come open. We then told ground control that we needed to taxi back to the gate. The baggage door was then closed and secured. Both nose baggage doors were visually checked before taxi, and since this aircraft has no annunciator lights for those baggage doors, I will physically push on each latch to ensure its security. This action will prevent any recurrence.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR MDT CREW STARTED ITS TAXI WITH A NOSE CARGO DOOR OPEN.

Narrative: AFTER A COMPLETE PREFLT OF THE ACFT, WE TAXIED OUT OF THE GATE AND WITHIN 30 SECONDS I VISUALLY NOTICED THE L NOSE BAGGAGE DOOR HAD COME OPEN. WE THEN TOLD GND CTL THAT WE NEEDED TO TAXI BACK TO THE GATE. THE BAGGAGE DOOR WAS THEN CLOSED AND SECURED. BOTH NOSE BAGGAGE DOORS WERE VISUALLY CHKED BEFORE TAXI, AND SINCE THIS ACFT HAS NO ANNUNCIATOR LIGHTS FOR THOSE BAGGAGE DOORS, I WILL PHYSICALLY PUSH ON EACH LATCH TO ENSURE ITS SECURITY. THIS ACTION WILL PREVENT ANY RECURRENCE.

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.