Narrative:

We were operating an MD83 aircraft which had the aft cargo bin deferred inoperative due to a hole in the fireproof barrier. During his walk-around the first officer had noted that no baggage was loaded in the aft bin and no belt loader was positioned there to load bags. We assumed, as with previous flts that day, that no cargo would be loaded. During taxi we obtained our load closeout, as a double check we asked for verification that the aft bin load was zero. Operations indicated it was not zero and that some bags had been loaded in the aft bin subsequent to the first officer's walk-around. We then taxied back to the gate, had the bags removed from the aft bin, and moved to the forward bins. The MEL procedure did not require maintenance to seal off or placard the inoperative bin. It also did not require any flight crew inspection prior to flight. Without modifying the MEL procedure the potential for this type of loading error still exists.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN MD83 RETURNED TO GATE AFTER OBSERVING THAT BAGGAGE HAD BEEN LOADED IN A CARGO BIN THAT WAS INOP AND DEFERRED BY MEL DUE TO A HOLE IN THE FIREPROOF BARRIER. THE BAGGAGE WAS UNLOADED AND PLACED IN ANOTHER CARGO BIN.

Narrative: WE WERE OPERATING AN MD83 ACFT WHICH HAD THE AFT CARGO BIN DEFERRED INOP DUE TO A HOLE IN THE FIREPROOF BARRIER. DURING HIS WALK-AROUND THE FO HAD NOTED THAT NO BAGGAGE WAS LOADED IN THE AFT BIN AND NO BELT LOADER WAS POSITIONED THERE TO LOAD BAGS. WE ASSUMED, AS WITH PREVIOUS FLTS THAT DAY, THAT NO CARGO WOULD BE LOADED. DURING TAXI WE OBTAINED OUR LOAD CLOSEOUT, AS A DOUBLE CHK WE ASKED FOR VERIFICATION THAT THE AFT BIN LOAD WAS ZERO. OPS INDICATED IT WAS NOT ZERO AND THAT SOME BAGS HAD BEEN LOADED IN THE AFT BIN SUBSEQUENT TO THE FO'S WALK-AROUND. WE THEN TAXIED BACK TO THE GATE, HAD THE BAGS REMOVED FROM THE AFT BIN, AND MOVED TO THE FORWARD BINS. THE MEL PROC DID NOT REQUIRE MAINT TO SEAL OFF OR PLACARD THE INOP BIN. IT ALSO DID NOT REQUIRE ANY FLC INSPECTION PRIOR TO FLT. WITHOUT MODIFYING THE MEL PROC THE POTENTIAL FOR THIS TYPE OF LOADING ERROR STILL EXISTS.

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.