Light transport, unable to pressurize, performs a return land in a night operation.

Attributes
ACN	294354
Time
Date	199501
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sfo
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 8000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : oak artcc : zau
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude climbout : takeoff ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 145 flight time total : 5900 flight time type : 16
ASRS Report	294354
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Cargo door light in cockpit deferred according to procedures. Had received a door closure from ramp operator/problem with late bag; was not put on. Left gate area; took off. Could not pressurize. Returned to airport then gate. Closed door which rampers left open. Departed without further problem sfo to rno.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LTT, UNABLE TO PRESSURIZE, PERFORMS A RETURN LAND IN A NIGHT OP.

Narrative: CARGO DOOR LIGHT IN COCKPIT DEFERRED ACCORDING TO PROCS. HAD RECEIVED A DOOR CLOSURE FROM RAMP OPERATOR/PROB WITH LATE BAG; WAS NOT PUT ON. LEFT GATE AREA; TOOK OFF. COULD NOT PRESSURIZE. RETURNED TO ARPT THEN GATE. CLOSED DOOR WHICH RAMPERS LEFT OPEN. DEPARTED WITHOUT FURTHER PROB SFO TO RNO.

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.