DC9-30 returns to gate after the ground controller advises that their rear cargo door is still open. The crew had no knowledge of this as their door warning light showed a closed door.

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Attributes
ACN	376695
Time
Date	199708
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sbn
State Reference	IN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : rhv
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 30
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : preflight ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 3500
ASRS Report	376695
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 11500 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	376934
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On taxi out from sbn we were advised by ground control that someone had observed our aircraft and that the rear cargo door appeared to be open. Ground control then advised from their position, what they could see, confirmed that the door was open. The cockpit warning light indicated that the door was closed. Apparently the door had been left open and the indicator light had failed. We returned to the gate. Maintenance performed a check on the door. MEL'ed the warning light and we were able to continue the flight.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DC9-30 RETURNS TO GATE AFTER THE GND CTLR ADVISES THAT THEIR REAR CARGO DOOR IS STILL OPEN. THE CREW HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF THIS AS THEIR DOOR WARNING LIGHT SHOWED A CLOSED DOOR.

Narrative: ON TAXI OUT FROM SBN WE WERE ADVISED BY GND CTL THAT SOMEONE HAD OBSERVED OUR ACFT AND THAT THE REAR CARGO DOOR APPEARED TO BE OPEN. GND CTL THEN ADVISED FROM THEIR POS, WHAT THEY COULD SEE, CONFIRMED THAT THE DOOR WAS OPEN. THE COCKPIT WARNING LIGHT INDICATED THAT THE DOOR WAS CLOSED. APPARENTLY THE DOOR HAD BEEN LEFT OPEN AND THE INDICATOR LIGHT HAD FAILED. WE RETURNED TO THE GATE. MAINT PERFORMED A CHK ON THE DOOR. MEL'ED THE WARNING LIGHT AND WE WERE ABLE TO CONTINUE THE FLT.

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.