Captain of a british, jetstream 41, failed to obtain maintenance signoff in the aircraft logbook for baggage door that came open during takeoff roll and was reshut after abort and signed off by him prior to the next takeoff.

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Attributes
ACN	485632
Time
Date	200009
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sbn.airport
State Reference	IN
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Jetstream 41
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : takeoff roll
Flight Plan	IFR
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 : 3100 flight time type : 1600
ASRS Report	485632
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : log book other other : 3
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

At the stated time and location, we aborted takeoff due to a baggage door open warning. Before exiting the runway, the light went out, but we ran the checklist and had ground personnel resecure the door. At this point, according to new company policy, an entry was made describing the discrepancy but I was unsure of exactly how to fill in the log. I attempted to contact maintenance control but 'dial access' was down. I made some entries describing the event and in the 'corrective action' side I described what we had done to correct the situation, ie, 'ran checklist.' upon arrival at destination, I realized I should not have written on that side of the log but before I could change it maintenance took a copy of the page and the company believed I was trying to falsify a document and I have been suspended. I believe better pilot training and/or a more relaxed relationship with management via an 'amnesty' program would have given me the information I needed to make my intention more clear.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT OF A BRITISH, JETSTREAM 41, FAILED TO OBTAIN MAINT SIGNOFF IN THE ACFT LOGBOOK FOR BAGGAGE DOOR THAT CAME OPEN DURING TKOF ROLL AND WAS RESHUT AFTER ABORT AND SIGNED OFF BY HIM PRIOR TO THE NEXT TKOF.

Narrative: AT THE STATED TIME AND LOCATION, WE ABORTED TKOF DUE TO A BAGGAGE DOOR OPEN WARNING. BEFORE EXITING THE RWY, THE LIGHT WENT OUT, BUT WE RAN THE CHKLIST AND HAD GND PERSONNEL RESECURE THE DOOR. AT THIS POINT, ACCORDING TO NEW COMPANY POLICY, AN ENTRY WAS MADE DESCRIBING THE DISCREPANCY BUT I WAS UNSURE OF EXACTLY HOW TO FILL IN THE LOG. I ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT MAINT CTL BUT 'DIAL ACCESS' WAS DOWN. I MADE SOME ENTRIES DESCRIBING THE EVENT AND IN THE 'CORRECTIVE ACTION' SIDE I DESCRIBED WHAT WE HAD DONE TO CORRECT THE SIT, IE, 'RAN CHKLIST.' UPON ARR AT DEST, I REALIZED I SHOULD NOT HAVE WRITTEN ON THAT SIDE OF THE LOG BUT BEFORE I COULD CHANGE IT MAINT TOOK A COPY OF THE PAGE AND THE COMPANY BELIEVED I WAS TRYING TO FALSIFY A DOCUMENT AND I HAVE BEEN SUSPENDED. I BELIEVE BETTER PLT TRAINING AND/OR A MORE RELAXED RELATIONSHIP WITH MGMNT VIA AN 'AMNESTY' PROGRAM WOULD HAVE GIVEN ME THE INFO I NEEDED TO MAKE MY INTENTION MORE CLR.

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.