Ferry permit violation.

Attributes
ACN	292918
Time
Date	199501
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pit
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 170 flight time total : 5200 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	292918
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We experienced a malfunction on the aircraft extensive enough to require reposing to a maintenance base. Even though we canceled the revenue flight an hour prior to departure on the ferry flight, the ramp personnel neglected to remove the passenger bags. A person or persons unknown closed and latched the aft cargo door. We checked the door for security and 'assumed' that the bags had been removed -- they hadn't been. We found them while being repaired at the maintenance base and had them returned on the next flight out.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FERRY PERMIT VIOLATION.

Narrative: WE EXPERIENCED A MALFUNCTION ON THE ACFT EXTENSIVE ENOUGH TO REQUIRE REPOSING TO A MAINT BASE. EVEN THOUGH WE CANCELED THE REVENUE FLT AN HR PRIOR TO DEP ON THE FERRY FLT, THE RAMP PERSONNEL NEGLECTED TO REMOVE THE PAX BAGS. A PERSON OR PERSONS UNKNOWN CLOSED AND LATCHED THE AFT CARGO DOOR. WE CHKED THE DOOR FOR SECURITY AND 'ASSUMED' THAT THE BAGS HAD BEEN REMOVED -- THEY HADN'T BEEN. WE FOUND THEM WHILE BEING REPAIRED AT THE MAINT BASE AND HAD THEM RETURNED ON THE NEXT FLT OUT.

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.