Narrative:

Shortly after takeoff, one of the flight attendants reported that the right rear cargo was open. This was immediately followed by multiple compressor stalls on the #3 engine, accompanied with major fluctuations of engine instruments. Due to suspected foreign object damage to the #3 engine, we performed an in-flight shutdown of the engine in accordance with abnormal procedures checklists and declared an emergency. We were vectored back to bdl for landing on runway 6. An uneventful landing and rollout was accomplished and we taxied back to the gate. Damage to the aircraft consisted of a bent door hinge assembly and shredded door insulation blanket. Evidence revealed that the #3 engine had ingested some of the door installation but had caused no damage. The 'aft cargo' door annunciator light did not illuminate at any time and it was discovered that the light bulbs had both burned out. These lights operated normally during preflight checks. It is my opinion that the ground personnel did not properly close and latch this door and that the slipstream opened it during the takeoff roll. Due to the fact that the annunciator light was inoperative, the crew was unable to detect the problem until airborne. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the door was repaired and the engine checked ok. The reporter said the cabin pressure indication prior to takeoff was so slight as to be unnoticeable. Callback conversation with reporter on acn 381645 revealed the following information: the reporter stated the fact that the door was opened a second time should have alerted the flight crew and the ground crew to rechk the door and door warning system.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B727-200 WAS DISPATCHED WITH THE AFT CARGO DOOR NOT CLOSED AND LOCKED. DOOR OPENED IN FLT INCURRING DAMAGE TO THE DOOR AND #3 ENG SHUTDOWN.

Narrative: SHORTLY AFTER TKOF, ONE OF THE FLT ATTENDANTS RPTED THAT THE R REAR CARGO WAS OPEN. THIS WAS IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY MULTIPLE COMPRESSOR STALLS ON THE #3 ENG, ACCOMPANIED WITH MAJOR FLUCTUATIONS OF ENG INSTS. DUE TO SUSPECTED FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE TO THE #3 ENG, WE PERFORMED AN INFLT SHUTDOWN OF THE ENG IN ACCORDANCE WITH ABNORMAL PROCS CHKLISTS AND DECLARED AN EMER. WE WERE VECTORED BACK TO BDL FOR LNDG ON RWY 6. AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG AND ROLLOUT WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND WE TAXIED BACK TO THE GATE. DAMAGE TO THE ACFT CONSISTED OF A BENT DOOR HINGE ASSEMBLY AND SHREDDED DOOR INSULATION BLANKET. EVIDENCE REVEALED THAT THE #3 ENG HAD INGESTED SOME OF THE DOOR INSTALLATION BUT HAD CAUSED NO DAMAGE. THE 'AFT CARGO' DOOR ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE AT ANY TIME AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE LIGHT BULBS HAD BOTH BURNED OUT. THESE LIGHTS OPERATED NORMALLY DURING PREFLT CHKS. IT IS MY OPINION THAT THE GND PERSONNEL DID NOT PROPERLY CLOSE AND LATCH THIS DOOR AND THAT THE SLIPSTREAM OPENED IT DURING THE TKOF ROLL. DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT WAS INOP, THE CREW WAS UNABLE TO DETECT THE PROB UNTIL AIRBORNE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE DOOR WAS REPAIRED AND THE ENG CHKED OK. THE RPTR SAID THE CABIN PRESSURE INDICATION PRIOR TO TKOF WAS SO SLIGHT AS TO BE UNNOTICEABLE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR ON ACN 381645 REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE FACT THAT THE DOOR WAS OPENED A SECOND TIME SHOULD HAVE ALERTED THE FLC AND THE GND CREW TO RECHK THE DOOR AND DOOR WARNING SYS.

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.