Baggage door opened during takeoff and initial climb causing the flight crew to return and land.

Attributes
ACN	279259
Time
Date	199407
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mia
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 50 agl bound upper : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mia tower : phl
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 1700 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	279259
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Left wing locker opened after takeoff causing a vibration through the airframe that could be felt through the yolk. Baggage compartment was empty but flight was aborted. We returned to mia. After an uneventful landing, the door was examined, re-secured, and the flight was continued. Flight was aborted due to the unknown effect of an open wing locker on the aerodynamic and flight characteristics of the plane. Locker was checked and secure before departure. Perhaps a more thorough inspection of the latches should be included during maintenance.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BAGGAGE DOOR OPENED DURING TKOF AND INITIAL CLB CAUSING THE FLC TO RETURN AND LAND.

Narrative: L WING LOCKER OPENED AFTER TKOF CAUSING A VIBRATION THROUGH THE AIRFRAME THAT COULD BE FELT THROUGH THE YOLK. BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT WAS EMPTY BUT FLT WAS ABORTED. WE RETURNED TO MIA. AFTER AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG, THE DOOR WAS EXAMINED, RE-SECURED, AND THE FLT WAS CONTINUED. FLT WAS ABORTED DUE TO THE UNKNOWN EFFECT OF AN OPEN WING LOCKER ON THE AERODYNAMIC AND FLT CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PLANE. LOCKER WAS CHECKED AND SECURE BEFORE DEP. PERHAPS A MORE THOROUGH INSPECTION OF THE LATCHES SHOULD BE INCLUDED DURING MAINT.

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.