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Due to forward cargo door warning light, flight crew of B777 return to departure airport after jettisoning fuel to maximum landing weight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 620086 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200406 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : jfk.airport |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl single value : 18000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zbw.artcc tower : sba.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B777 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 620086 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial |
| ASRS Report | 620085 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : door warning other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed as precaution other |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
At approximately FL180 in climb, forward cargo door warning illuminated. Followed checklist, requested 8000 ft and diverted back to jfk. After consultation with dispatch and at their request, we jettisoned 47000 pounds of fuel. We were approximately 27 mi south of a line between dpk and jfk over water. We were descending when we started and at 5000 ft when jettison was completed. Landing was uneventful at XA41Z, we weighted 458000 pounds on touchdown. Aircraft was inspected, cargo door was confirmed locked and warning was placarded. We redeparted jfk at XB56.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: DUE TO FORWARD CARGO DOOR WARNING LIGHT, FLT CREW OF B777 RETURN TO DEP ARPT AFTER JETTISONING FUEL TO MAX LNDG WT.
Narrative: AT APPROX FL180 IN CLB, FORWARD CARGO DOOR WARNING ILLUMINATED. FOLLOWED CHKLIST, REQUESTED 8000 FT AND DIVERTED BACK TO JFK. AFTER CONSULTATION WITH DISPATCH AND AT THEIR REQUEST, WE JETTISONED 47000 LBS OF FUEL. WE WERE APPROX 27 MI S OF A LINE BTWN DPK AND JFK OVER WATER. WE WERE DSNDING WHEN WE STARTED AND AT 5000 FT WHEN JETTISON WAS COMPLETED. LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL AT XA41Z, WE WEIGHTED 458000 LBS ON TOUCHDOWN. ACFT WAS INSPECTED, CARGO DOOR WAS CONFIRMED LOCKED AND WARNING WAS PLACARDED. WE REDEPARTED JFK AT XB56.
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.