Narrative:

On the ground in cedar rapids, ia, the aircraft cabin door had been closed and the jetway pulled away from the aircraft. Waiting on the lower cargo bay door to be closed and the animal bay door to be closed to engage the animal bay heat. Animal bay door closed to positive illumination of annunciator for good heat in animal bay. Lower cargo door closed. Before engine start, animal bay heat fault light annunciator illuminated. Attempted to recycle animal bay heat but fault light remained. Lower cargo bay door opened and animal bay door opened and then resecured to extinguish the fault. The fault remained illuminated so the animals were removed from the bay and lower cargo door closed. Engine start was completed and departure from cedar rapids commenced. While en route, it was discovered that maintenance action was required. Upon the arrival at msp, maintenance was contacted and maintenance procedures were carried out. Supplemental information from acn 503610: my decision to depart prior to referencing the MEL was a lapse of our procedures induced by my low time in the aircraft (my 4TH day off IOE) and a desire to depart an outstation employing personnel that are openly hostile toward our commuter airline crews.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG FLC DEPARTED WITHOUT COMPLYING WITH AN MEL COVERING DEFERRAL OF INOP CARGO BAY HEATING. IT REQUIRED MAINT ACTION FOR THE DEFERRAL.

Narrative: ON THE GND IN CEDAR RAPIDS, IA, THE ACFT CABIN DOOR HAD BEEN CLOSED AND THE JETWAY PULLED AWAY FROM THE ACFT. WAITING ON THE LOWER CARGO BAY DOOR TO BE CLOSED AND THE ANIMAL BAY DOOR TO BE CLOSED TO ENGAGE THE ANIMAL BAY HEAT. ANIMAL BAY DOOR CLOSED TO POSITIVE ILLUMINATION OF ANNUNCIATOR FOR GOOD HEAT IN ANIMAL BAY. LOWER CARGO DOOR CLOSED. BEFORE ENG START, ANIMAL BAY HEAT FAULT LIGHT ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED. ATTEMPTED TO RECYCLE ANIMAL BAY HEAT BUT FAULT LIGHT REMAINED. LOWER CARGO BAY DOOR OPENED AND ANIMAL BAY DOOR OPENED AND THEN RESECURED TO EXTINGUISH THE FAULT. THE FAULT REMAINED ILLUMINATED SO THE ANIMALS WERE REMOVED FROM THE BAY AND LOWER CARGO DOOR CLOSED. ENG START WAS COMPLETED AND DEP FROM CEDAR RAPIDS COMMENCED. WHILE ENRTE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT MAINT ACTION WAS REQUIRED. UPON THE ARR AT MSP, MAINT WAS CONTACTED AND MAINT PROCS WERE CARRIED OUT. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 503610: MY DECISION TO DEPART PRIOR TO REFING THE MEL WAS A LAPSE OF OUR PROCS INDUCED BY MY LOW TIME IN THE ACFT (MY 4TH DAY OFF IOE) AND A DESIRE TO DEPART AN OUTSTATION EMPLOYING PERSONNEL THAT ARE OPENLY HOSTILE TOWARD OUR COMMUTER AIRLINE CREWS.

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.