Air carrier medium large transport taxies with cargo door open.

Attributes
ACN	271703
Time
Date	199405
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cmh
State Reference	OH
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	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
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 : 120 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	271703
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 125 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 125
ASRS Report	271645
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While taxiing out we received amended taxi clearance. After making turn automatic taxiway, we continued after start check for company pouch. At this time we noticed cargo door light on and company personnel on the ramp waving. We notified ground control and company personnel came to aircraft and secured cargo door. This happened in part due to the annunciator light being quite dim and on the far right corner of the panel. With sunglasses on, it was quite difficult to see. Also, as this was a 'power out' gate, the standard 'brakes off door lights out' call to a pushback crew wasn't made, and the only checklist reference to the door lights is at the end of the after start check. We are allowed to complete this while taxiing out. More vigilance on my part would also have helped to avoid this embarrassing event.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG TAXIES WITH CARGO DOOR OPEN.

Narrative: WHILE TAXIING OUT WE RECEIVED AMENDED TAXI CLRNC. AFTER MAKING TURN AUTO TXWY, WE CONTINUED AFTER START CHK FOR COMPANY POUCH. AT THIS TIME WE NOTICED CARGO DOOR LIGHT ON AND COMPANY PERSONNEL ON THE RAMP WAVING. WE NOTIFIED GND CTL AND COMPANY PERSONNEL CAME TO ACFT AND SECURED CARGO DOOR. THIS HAPPENED IN PART DUE TO THE ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT BEING QUITE DIM AND ON THE FAR R CORNER OF THE PANEL. WITH SUNGLASSES ON, IT WAS QUITE DIFFICULT TO SEE. ALSO, AS THIS WAS A 'PWR OUT' GATE, THE STANDARD 'BRAKES OFF DOOR LIGHTS OUT' CALL TO A PUSHBACK CREW WASN'T MADE, AND THE ONLY CHKLIST REF TO THE DOOR LIGHTS IS AT THE END OF THE AFTER START CHK. WE ARE ALLOWED TO COMPLETE THIS WHILE TAXIING OUT. MORE VIGILANCE ON MY PART WOULD ALSO HAVE HELPED TO AVOID THIS EMBARRASSING EVENT.

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.