B727 crew returned to land after a cargo fire warning light came on during takeoff roll. The crew co...

Attributes
ACN	500940
Time
Date	200102
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : okk.vor
State Reference	IN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 28900 msl bound upper : 28000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zid.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other Other
Flight Phase	descent : vacating altitude descent : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 1436
ASRS Report	500940
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : undershoot non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : company policies other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : issued alert none taken : insufficient time
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Given a clearance to cross 30 mi south of okk 280. First officer flying. I put altitude in MCP window and confirmed. However, first officer performed FMS programming versus my normal habit of working FMS as PNF. He loaded waypoint and restr, made a number of adjustments to descent page, and either failed to engage VNAV -- although he said he did -- or it tripped off due to a programming error. I did not verify the MCP settings as I knew him to be a fairly competent first officer. After he finished programming, I had been getting NOTAMS for ord and looked up and noticed descent did not commence, told him, and hurried down missing restr by approximately 900 ft. ATC seeing this cleared us to FL240. However, during hurry to make restr to 280, FMS went to altitude capture and as a result, our comments about 'what happened, etc' in missing atl restr caused us to not notice the second descent to FL240. ATC queried us and we realized level at FL280. Focus on first mistake led us to make a second. First officer continued to insist autoflt system caused problem. However, I broke down in my discipline in demanding the programming of FMC by PNF-discipline of not doing anything when climbing or descending. First officer was getting plates out on first error, and then not putting the error behind us. First officer felt autoflt was problem, but I feel our errors were poor cockpit discipline on my part, breaking with my patterns.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727 CREW RETURNED TO LAND AFTER A CARGO FIRE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON DURING TKOF ROLL. THE CREW CONTINUED THEIR TKOF SINCE THE RWY WAS TOO ICY TO ABORT ON AT THEIR RELATIVE HIGH SPD.

Narrative: GIVEN A CLRNC TO CROSS 30 MI S OF OKK 280. FO FLYING. I PUT ALT IN MCP WINDOW AND CONFIRMED. HOWEVER, FO PERFORMED FMS PROGRAMMING VERSUS MY NORMAL HABIT OF WORKING FMS AS PNF. HE LOADED WAYPOINT AND RESTR, MADE A NUMBER OF ADJUSTMENTS TO DSCNT PAGE, AND EITHER FAILED TO ENGAGE VNAV -- ALTHOUGH HE SAID HE DID -- OR IT TRIPPED OFF DUE TO A PROGRAMMING ERROR. I DID NOT VERIFY THE MCP SETTINGS AS I KNEW HIM TO BE A FAIRLY COMPETENT FO. AFTER HE FINISHED PROGRAMMING, I HAD BEEN GETTING NOTAMS FOR ORD AND LOOKED UP AND NOTICED DSCNT DID NOT COMMENCE, TOLD HIM, AND HURRIED DOWN MISSING RESTR BY APPROX 900 FT. ATC SEEING THIS CLRED US TO FL240. HOWEVER, DURING HURRY TO MAKE RESTR TO 280, FMS WENT TO ALT CAPTURE AND AS A RESULT, OUR COMMENTS ABOUT 'WHAT HAPPENED, ETC' IN MISSING ATL RESTR CAUSED US TO NOT NOTICE THE SECOND DSCNT TO FL240. ATC QUERIED US AND WE REALIZED LEVEL AT FL280. FOCUS ON FIRST MISTAKE LED US TO MAKE A SECOND. FO CONTINUED TO INSIST AUTOFLT SYS CAUSED PROB. HOWEVER, I BROKE DOWN IN MY DISCIPLINE IN DEMANDING THE PROGRAMMING OF FMC BY PNF-DISCIPLINE OF NOT DOING ANYTHING WHEN CLBING OR DSNDING. FO WAS GETTING PLATES OUT ON FIRST ERROR, AND THEN NOT PUTTING THE ERROR BEHIND US. FO FELT AUTOFLT WAS PROB, BUT I FEEL OUR ERRORS WERE POOR COCKPIT DISCIPLINE ON MY PART, BREAKING WITH MY PATTERNS.

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.

B727 crew returned to land after a cargo fire warning light came on during takeoff roll. The crew continued their takeoff since the runway was too icy to abort on at their relative high speed.