Narrative:

MD80 was placarded by maintenance. 'No cargo forward compartment.' a cargo liner had come loose from the cargo bulkhead. First officer preflight, all 3 cargo doors were open, no baggage was as yet loaded. All 3 cargo bays were empty. Preflight was complete, cockpit duties complete. We departed dfw for norfolk, va. En route, dispatch notified the cockpit that the dispatch was told by load control that the forward cargo compartment was mistakenly loaded with cargo. I told dispatch that I would land at bhm and have the cargo moved. No emergency was declared and flight proceeded to bhm and then to norfolk with no problems.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BAGGAGE PLACED IN FORWARD CARGO HOLD IN MD80. BAY HAD BEEN WRITTEN UP IN LOGBOOK AND NOTED 'NO CARGO FORWARD COMPARTMENT.' ACFT NOTIFIED INFLT AND PIC ELECTS DIVERSION TO ALTERNATE FOR CARGO TRANSFER.

Narrative: MD80 WAS PLACARDED BY MAINT. 'NO CARGO FORWARD COMPARTMENT.' A CARGO LINER HAD COME LOOSE FROM THE CARGO BULKHEAD. FO PREFLT, ALL 3 CARGO DOORS WERE OPEN, NO BAGGAGE WAS AS YET LOADED. ALL 3 CARGO BAYS WERE EMPTY. PREFLT WAS COMPLETE, COCKPIT DUTIES COMPLETE. WE DEPARTED DFW FOR NORFOLK, VA. ENRTE, DISPATCH NOTIFIED THE COCKPIT THAT THE DISPATCH WAS TOLD BY LOAD CTL THAT THE FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT WAS MISTAKENLY LOADED WITH CARGO. I TOLD DISPATCH THAT I WOULD LAND AT BHM AND HAVE THE CARGO MOVED. NO EMER WAS DECLARED AND FLT PROCEEDED TO BHM AND THEN TO NORFOLK WITH NO PROBS.

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.