After dealing with a cargo door warning light, a captain questions his first officer's proficiency.

Attributes
ACN	568164
Time
Date	200212
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : mem.vortac
State Reference	TN
Altitude	msl single value : 13000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zme.artcc tower : mynn.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : vacating altitude
Route In Use	departure : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	568164
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : door warning other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed as precaution
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Aft cargo door light illuminated during climb. I stopped climb, gave emergency checklist to first officer to perform and immediately started down as I knew we would be 'dumping' the cabin per checklist. This particular first officer has poor communication skills and didn't quite get our intentions relayed to ATC. In afterthought, I should have handled ATC and just had the first officer handle checklist and other secondary duties.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AFTER DEALING WITH A CARGO DOOR WARNING LIGHT, A CAPT QUESTIONS HIS FO'S PROFICIENCY.

Narrative: AFT CARGO DOOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING CLB. I STOPPED CLB, GAVE EMER CHKLIST TO FO TO PERFORM AND IMMEDIATELY STARTED DOWN AS I KNEW WE WOULD BE 'DUMPING' THE CABIN PER CHKLIST. THIS PARTICULAR FO HAS POOR COM SKILLS AND DIDN'T QUITE GET OUR INTENTIONS RELAYED TO ATC. IN AFTERTHOUGHT, I SHOULD HAVE HANDLED ATC AND JUST HAD THE FO HANDLE CHKLIST AND OTHER SECONDARY DUTIES.

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.