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CL65 flight crew departs despite cargo door wing light based on advice from ground crew the door was closed. Door discovered open at destination.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 781991 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200804 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet CL65 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : takeoff roll ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 1500 flight time type : 650 |
| ASRS Report | 781991 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Company Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
I was working my flight. We had a cargo door open message on the EICAS display after all the doors were closed. The captain informed me that as long as the door was verified closed that the MEL would be satisfied. Having experienced another aircraft with the same situation; I agreed and we continued the flight. A ramp agent verified that the door was closed; we pushed back from the gate; and proceeded to take off. After takeoff; the aircraft did not pressurize and so we leveled off at 7000 ft and continued the approach into ZZZ. After landing; the ramp agents noted that the cargo door was open when we approached the gate. All bags in the forward cargo hold were accounted for and there was no damage to the aircraft. After reviewing the trip can; mechanics stated that the plane had been written up for the same situation several times; and they took the plane in order to fix the write-up.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CL65 FLT CREW DEPARTS DESPITE CARGO DOOR WING LIGHT BASED ON ADVICE FROM GND CREW THE DOOR WAS CLOSED. DOOR DISCOVERED OPEN AT DESTINATION.
Narrative: I WAS WORKING MY FLT. WE HAD A CARGO DOOR OPEN MESSAGE ON THE EICAS DISPLAY AFTER ALL THE DOORS WERE CLOSED. THE CAPT INFORMED ME THAT AS LONG AS THE DOOR WAS VERIFIED CLOSED THAT THE MEL WOULD BE SATISFIED. HAVING EXPERIENCED ANOTHER ACFT WITH THE SAME SITUATION; I AGREED AND WE CONTINUED THE FLT. A RAMP AGENT VERIFIED THAT THE DOOR WAS CLOSED; WE PUSHED BACK FROM THE GATE; AND PROCEEDED TO TAKE OFF. AFTER TKOF; THE ACFT DID NOT PRESSURIZE AND SO WE LEVELED OFF AT 7000 FT AND CONTINUED THE APCH INTO ZZZ. AFTER LNDG; THE RAMP AGENTS NOTED THAT THE CARGO DOOR WAS OPEN WHEN WE APCHED THE GATE. ALL BAGS IN THE FORWARD CARGO HOLD WERE ACCOUNTED FOR AND THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE ACFT. AFTER REVIEWING THE TRIP CAN; MECHS STATED THAT THE PLANE HAD BEEN WRITTEN UP FOR THE SAME SITUATION SEVERAL TIMES; AND THEY TOOK THE PLANE IN ORDER TO FIX THE WRITE-UP.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 2009 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.