An MD88 was dispatched with an aft cargo door inoperative closed and no logbook write-up or deferred...

Attributes
ACN	381481
Time
Date	199709
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : gsp
State Reference	SC
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-88
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	ground : preflight ground : parked
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 250
ASRS Report	381481
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 3400 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	381290
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted none taken : insufficient time other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

During boarding at gsp notified aft cargo door would not open. Decision was made (by gsp station manager) to leave it closed and return to atlanta with bags still in bin. During the rush to pushback no logbook write-up was made. Write up was entered at the gate in atlanta. Chief pilot notified after the event.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD88 WAS DISPATCHED WITH AN AFT CARGO DOOR INOP CLOSED AND NO LOGBOOK WRITE-UP OR DEFERRED ITEM.

Narrative: DURING BOARDING AT GSP NOTIFIED AFT CARGO DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. DECISION WAS MADE (BY GSP STATION MGR) TO LEAVE IT CLOSED AND RETURN TO ATLANTA WITH BAGS STILL IN BIN. DURING THE RUSH TO PUSHBACK NO LOGBOOK WRITE-UP WAS MADE. WRITE UP WAS ENTERED AT THE GATE IN ATLANTA. CHIEF PLT NOTIFIED AFTER THE EVENT.

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.

An MD88 was dispatched with an aft cargo door inoperative closed and no logbook write-up or deferred item.