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Flight crew of a beech model 1900 airliner (BE02) declared an emergency and returned to land after the rear cargo door came open during initial climb out. The aircraft received minor damage.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 365196 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199704 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pdx |
| State Reference | OR |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 700 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : pdx tracon : pvd |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Beech 1900 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff climbout : initial |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 3700 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 365196 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | other other : other pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 740 flight time total : 8500 flight time type : 6000 |
| ASRS Report | 365187 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other other |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
We had a last min passenger with a large bag. I took the bag to the rear of the aircraft. The ramper opened the cargo door and I placed the bag in the bin. She tagged it and closed the door and I went back to the cabin to prepare for taxi. After takeoff the cargo door opened. I declared an emergency and we landed on runway 21. There was no injury or loss of bags or cargo. The aircraft was damaged. Also there was never any cockpit indication of an open door. The cargo door annunciator never lit. Supplemental information from acn 365187: we found later there was a failure of the cargo door annunciator and that is why we had no indication.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF A BEECH MODEL 1900 AIRLINER (BE02) DECLARED AN EMER AND RETURNED TO LAND AFTER THE REAR CARGO DOOR CAME OPEN DURING INITIAL CLB OUT. THE ACFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE.
Narrative: WE HAD A LAST MIN PAX WITH A LARGE BAG. I TOOK THE BAG TO THE REAR OF THE ACFT. THE RAMPER OPENED THE CARGO DOOR AND I PLACED THE BAG IN THE BIN. SHE TAGGED IT AND CLOSED THE DOOR AND I WENT BACK TO THE CABIN TO PREPARE FOR TAXI. AFTER TKOF THE CARGO DOOR OPENED. I DECLARED AN EMER AND WE LANDED ON RWY 21. THERE WAS NO INJURY OR LOSS OF BAGS OR CARGO. THE ACFT WAS DAMAGED. ALSO THERE WAS NEVER ANY COCKPIT INDICATION OF AN OPEN DOOR. THE CARGO DOOR ANNUNCIATOR NEVER LIT. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 365187: WE FOUND LATER THERE WAS A FAILURE OF THE CARGO DOOR ANNUNCIATOR AND THAT IS WHY WE HAD NO INDICATION.
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.