Cargo door light unscheduled landing.

Attributes
ACN	288278
Time
Date	199411
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : sjc
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 5000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : oak
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	288278
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On climb out from san jose on the loop 9 departure the aft cargo door light on the overhead annunciator panel illuminated. The aircraft was leveled-off at 5000 ft on the loop 9. We requested a level-off at 5000 ft for an immediate return to san jose. ATC approved our request, and we next requested a visual approach which was also approved. An uneventful approach and landing ensued. We returned to the gate, maintenance closed and secured the door for us, the door light was extinguished we refueled and then continued the remainder of the trip operations normal.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CARGO DOOR LIGHT UNSCHEDULED LNDG.

Narrative: ON CLBOUT FROM SAN JOSE ON THE LOOP 9 DEP THE AFT CARGO DOOR LIGHT ON THE OVERHEAD ANNUNCIATOR PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE ACFT WAS LEVELED-OFF AT 5000 FT ON THE LOOP 9. WE REQUESTED A LEVEL-OFF AT 5000 FT FOR AN IMMEDIATE RETURN TO SAN JOSE. ATC APPROVED OUR REQUEST, AND WE NEXT REQUESTED A VISUAL APCH WHICH WAS ALSO APPROVED. AN UNEVENTFUL APCH AND LNDG ENSUED. WE RETURNED TO THE GATE, MAINT CLOSED AND SECURED THE DOOR FOR US, THE DOOR LIGHT WAS EXTINGUISHED WE REFUELED AND THEN CONTINUED THE REMAINDER OF THE TRIP OPS NORMAL.

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.