Narrative:

En route from foe to stl, and climbing through 15000' for 17000', the cargo door annunciator illuminated...we depressurized the aircraft following the checklist and when the light didn't go out we elected to land at mci as a close suitable airport where we might get maintenance if needed. As we exited the aircraft, we could see that the handle for the cargo door had vibrated from its recessed area. It was turbulent en route near thunderstorms and this didn't surprise me that the handle had done this. No big deal so far. Here's where the problem starts...having no operation at mci, our company called competitor and asked for one of the mechanics to come look at the door. About the time the mechanic arrives, a fed from kc FSDO arrives wanting to know 'what's up.' the mechanic works with the door a little, sprays some lubricant on it, measures the latches and then says to me (with the fed standing next to me!!) '...the door's fine,...you just took off with the handle partially opened...' and he doesn't say it just once, he says it 3 times! I couldn't believe it then and can't believe it now. The mechanic was either an idiot or was trying to sink me. There is animosity between our two companies.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMUTER LTT DIVERTED TO ALTERNATE WHEN CARGO DOOR LIGHT CAME ON AT TOC.

Narrative: ENRTE FROM FOE TO STL, AND CLBING THROUGH 15000' FOR 17000', THE CARGO DOOR ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED...WE DEPRESSURIZED THE ACFT FOLLOWING THE CHKLIST AND WHEN THE LIGHT DIDN'T GO OUT WE ELECTED TO LAND AT MCI AS A CLOSE SUITABLE ARPT WHERE WE MIGHT GET MAINT IF NEEDED. AS WE EXITED THE ACFT, WE COULD SEE THAT THE HANDLE FOR THE CARGO DOOR HAD VIBRATED FROM ITS RECESSED AREA. IT WAS TURBULENT ENRTE NEAR TSTMS AND THIS DIDN'T SURPRISE ME THAT THE HANDLE HAD DONE THIS. NO BIG DEAL SO FAR. HERE'S WHERE THE PROB STARTS...HAVING NO OPERATION AT MCI, OUR COMPANY CALLED COMPETITOR AND ASKED FOR ONE OF THE MECHS TO COME LOOK AT THE DOOR. ABOUT THE TIME THE MECH ARRIVES, A FED FROM KC FSDO ARRIVES WANTING TO KNOW 'WHAT'S UP.' THE MECH WORKS WITH THE DOOR A LITTLE, SPRAYS SOME LUBRICANT ON IT, MEASURES THE LATCHES AND THEN SAYS TO ME (WITH THE FED STANDING NEXT TO ME!!) '...THE DOOR'S FINE,...YOU JUST TOOK OFF WITH THE HANDLE PARTIALLY OPENED...' AND HE DOESN'T SAY IT JUST ONCE, HE SAYS IT 3 TIMES! I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT THEN AND CAN'T BELIEVE IT NOW. THE MECH WAS EITHER AN IDIOT OR WAS TRYING TO SINK ME. THERE IS ANIMOSITY BTWN OUR TWO COMPANIES.

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.