A DC9-40 was dispatched in non compliance with the aft cargo door open.

Attributes
ACN	433910
Time
Date	199904
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
State Reference	ND
Altitude	msl single value : 7000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zmp.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 40
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure : other published ifr departure enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 145 flight time total : 9044 flight time type : 260
ASRS Report	433910
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : cabin altitude indicator other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : overcame equipment problem none taken : anomaly accepted other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft Company
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Aircraft did not pressurize after departure. Leveled off at 7000 ft and performed company operating manual procedures, which did not work. Had good air conditioning pressure from both packs and manually closed outflow valve. All door annunciator lights tested properly and indicated closed (lights out). Called company dispatch/maintenance control on radio for more assistance. Agreed to continue to msp since we had plenty of fuel, with new fuel consumption numbers. Just past 1/2 way to msp, lead flight attendant reported lots of wind noise in aft cabin and floor was cold in aft cabin. Landed in msp with no problems. Aft cargo door found fully open by maintenance control personnel upon arrival at gate. Annunciator lights still tested properly and indicated closed. Bad door sensor plug. MEL'ed item in msp. Did not lose any baggage according to ground service. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the condition the door was found on arrival at msp was cargo door fully open and the cargo net installed. The reporter said the door warning still tested ok on the ground at msp. The reporter said maintenance found a defective connector on the door sensor which was deferred as no parts were available at msp.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DC9-40 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH THE AFT CARGO DOOR OPEN.

Narrative: ACFT DID NOT PRESSURIZE AFTER DEP. LEVELED OFF AT 7000 FT AND PERFORMED COMPANY OPERATING MANUAL PROCS, WHICH DID NOT WORK. HAD GOOD AIR CONDITIONING PRESSURE FROM BOTH PACKS AND MANUALLY CLOSED OUTFLOW VALVE. ALL DOOR ANNUNCIATOR LIGHTS TESTED PROPERLY AND INDICATED CLOSED (LIGHTS OUT). CALLED COMPANY DISPATCH/MAINT CTL ON RADIO FOR MORE ASSISTANCE. AGREED TO CONTINUE TO MSP SINCE WE HAD PLENTY OF FUEL, WITH NEW FUEL CONSUMPTION NUMBERS. JUST PAST 1/2 WAY TO MSP, LEAD FLT ATTENDANT RPTED LOTS OF WIND NOISE IN AFT CABIN AND FLOOR WAS COLD IN AFT CABIN. LANDED IN MSP WITH NO PROBS. AFT CARGO DOOR FOUND FULLY OPEN BY MAINT CTL PERSONNEL UPON ARR AT GATE. ANNUNCIATOR LIGHTS STILL TESTED PROPERLY AND INDICATED CLOSED. BAD DOOR SENSOR PLUG. MEL'ED ITEM IN MSP. DID NOT LOSE ANY BAGGAGE ACCORDING TO GND SVC. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE CONDITION THE DOOR WAS FOUND ON ARR AT MSP WAS CARGO DOOR FULLY OPEN AND THE CARGO NET INSTALLED. THE RPTR SAID THE DOOR WARNING STILL TESTED OK ON THE GND AT MSP. THE RPTR SAID MAINT FOUND A DEFECTIVE CONNECTOR ON THE DOOR SENSOR WHICH WAS DEFERRED AS NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE AT MSP.

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.