Flight crew of air carrier medium large transport gets a warning light for the aft cargo door upon takeoff. Flight returns to make an emergency landing downwind at pit.

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Attributes
ACN	153640
Time
Date	199008
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pit
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 1203 agl bound upper : 1603
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : pit
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff climbout : initial other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 45 flight time total : 8000
ASRS Report	153640
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Aft cargo door light illuminated on takeoff. Accomplished overweight landing at pit in accordance with procedures. On flight outbnd after downwind landing had some problem verifying passenger and pix. Resolved all concerns prior to second takeoff.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT CREW OF ACR MLG GETS A WARNING LIGHT FOR THE AFT CARGO DOOR UPON TKOF. FLT RETURNS TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LNDG DOWNWIND AT PIT.

Narrative: AFT CARGO DOOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON TKOF. ACCOMPLISHED OVERWT LNDG AT PIT IAW PROCS. ON FLT OUTBND AFTER DOWNWIND LNDG HAD SOME PROB VERIFYING PAX AND PIX. RESOLVED ALL CONCERNS PRIOR TO SECOND TKOF.

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.