Narrative:

On sep/thu/03, the captain assigned to the trip, and myself, were operating a flight from ZZZ to ZZZ1. We departed ZZZ at approximately XA00Z and during our initial climb out at approximately 5000 ft MSL, I noticed that the door not locked light had illuminated on the annunciator panel. I pointed out the light to captain with no response. I again pointed out the light, at which time he stated that it was a faulty light and that we were going to ZZZ1. I told him that this might be a possibility, but we couldn't be sure. At that time, he released his seatbelt and shoulder harness and left his seat to go back to the main cabin. He looked at the green alignment markings on the main cabin door and told me that they were aligned so the door must be shut. After he returned to his seat, I suggested that we should run the abnormal checklist for the door not locked light and return to ZZZ. We ran the abnormal checklist and then captain pointed out that the last item on the checklist stated to land as soon as practical and that we should continue to ZZZ1. I told him that I did not feel comfortable flying to ZZZ1 with a door not locked light staring me in the face and that a return to ZZZ seemed more practical. At this point, captain became outraged and stated 'the green marks on the door are aligned and the door is locked, what are you some kind of an idiot?' I again told him that we didn't know for sure that the cabin door was secured, let alone the 2 front baggage doors and the aft baggage door that are also wired to the same light. I again told him that I was not comfortable with continuing the flight. I asked him if the FAA had been in the jumpseat would he still continue to the destination and without hesitation he said that he would. I then questioned the fact that he had been the chief pilot at company X for the past 13 yrs and he responded with 'and you, don't you _______, piss me off boy.' he also stated that he would call dispatch and tell scheduling that we were never to fly together again. Realizing that captain had no intentions of returning to ZZZ and that any further attempt to change his mind could possibly lead to a physical confrontation in the cockpit, I decided not to pursue the issue any further and against my better judgement, continue to ZZZ1. We landed at ZZZ1 and were met at the plane by maintenance. I heard captain tell them that we had a faulty door light and that if we had passenger on the flight, we would have had to return for landing. (I don't remember having 2 sets of checklists, one if you have passenger and one if you don't.) I secured the airplane, gathered my belongings and left the airport. I immediately called the chief pilot, and explained to him that I had a safety issue with the captain and requested to never fly with him again. Chief pilot and I spoke briefly and then made arrangements to discuss the incident the next morning. The next morning, I anonymously called a flight safety school and spoke with a citation ii ground and simulator instructor. We discussed the situation and the potential additional problems that could have occurred by continuing the flight instead of returning to the departure airport. He assured me that he, as well as the school, teach that the only reasonable and safe course of action is to return for landing, followed by an inspection of the associated doors. He also told me that he was sure that if the FAA had witnessed a crew ignoring the annunciator light and continuing to the destination that they would be violated. I then called the chief pilot and we discussed the entire situation. I explained to him that I did not feel comfortable flying with a person who handled a routine situation with such disregard for procedure, not to mention the unprofessional manner with which he did it. He told me that he would talk to the captain as well as anyone else that he felt should know about the incident and get back to me with a solution.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CITATION II ON INITIAL CLB HAS A DOOR WARNING LIGHT. CAPT NOTES CABIN PRESSURE, INSPECTS DOOR LOCKS AND ADVISES FO FLT WILL CONTINUE. FO DISAGREES AND BELIEVES CAPT SHOULD DIVERT.

Narrative: ON SEP/THU/03, THE CAPT ASSIGNED TO THE TRIP, AND MYSELF, WERE OPERATING A FLT FROM ZZZ TO ZZZ1. WE DEPARTED ZZZ AT APPROX XA00Z AND DURING OUR INITIAL CLBOUT AT APPROX 5000 FT MSL, I NOTICED THAT THE DOOR NOT LOCKED LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED ON THE ANNUNCIATOR PANEL. I POINTED OUT THE LIGHT TO CAPT WITH NO RESPONSE. I AGAIN POINTED OUT THE LIGHT, AT WHICH TIME HE STATED THAT IT WAS A FAULTY LIGHT AND THAT WE WERE GOING TO ZZZ1. I TOLD HIM THAT THIS MIGHT BE A POSSIBILITY, BUT WE COULDN'T BE SURE. AT THAT TIME, HE RELEASED HIS SEATBELT AND SHOULDER HARNESS AND LEFT HIS SEAT TO GO BACK TO THE MAIN CABIN. HE LOOKED AT THE GREEN ALIGNMENT MARKINGS ON THE MAIN CABIN DOOR AND TOLD ME THAT THEY WERE ALIGNED SO THE DOOR MUST BE SHUT. AFTER HE RETURNED TO HIS SEAT, I SUGGESTED THAT WE SHOULD RUN THE ABNORMAL CHKLIST FOR THE DOOR NOT LOCKED LIGHT AND RETURN TO ZZZ. WE RAN THE ABNORMAL CHKLIST AND THEN CAPT POINTED OUT THAT THE LAST ITEM ON THE CHKLIST STATED TO LAND AS SOON AS PRACTICAL AND THAT WE SHOULD CONTINUE TO ZZZ1. I TOLD HIM THAT I DID NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE FLYING TO ZZZ1 WITH A DOOR NOT LOCKED LIGHT STARING ME IN THE FACE AND THAT A RETURN TO ZZZ SEEMED MORE PRACTICAL. AT THIS POINT, CAPT BECAME OUTRAGED AND STATED 'THE GREEN MARKS ON THE DOOR ARE ALIGNED AND THE DOOR IS LOCKED, WHAT ARE YOU SOME KIND OF AN IDIOT?' I AGAIN TOLD HIM THAT WE DIDN'T KNOW FOR SURE THAT THE CABIN DOOR WAS SECURED, LET ALONE THE 2 FRONT BAGGAGE DOORS AND THE AFT BAGGAGE DOOR THAT ARE ALSO WIRED TO THE SAME LIGHT. I AGAIN TOLD HIM THAT I WAS NOT COMFORTABLE WITH CONTINUING THE FLT. I ASKED HIM IF THE FAA HAD BEEN IN THE JUMPSEAT WOULD HE STILL CONTINUE TO THE DEST AND WITHOUT HESITATION HE SAID THAT HE WOULD. I THEN QUESTIONED THE FACT THAT HE HAD BEEN THE CHIEF PLT AT COMPANY X FOR THE PAST 13 YRS AND HE RESPONDED WITH 'AND YOU, DON'T YOU _______, PISS ME OFF BOY.' HE ALSO STATED THAT HE WOULD CALL DISPATCH AND TELL SCHEDULING THAT WE WERE NEVER TO FLY TOGETHER AGAIN. REALIZING THAT CAPT HAD NO INTENTIONS OF RETURNING TO ZZZ AND THAT ANY FURTHER ATTEMPT TO CHANGE HIS MIND COULD POSSIBLY LEAD TO A PHYSICAL CONFRONTATION IN THE COCKPIT, I DECIDED NOT TO PURSUE THE ISSUE ANY FURTHER AND AGAINST MY BETTER JUDGEMENT, CONTINUE TO ZZZ1. WE LANDED AT ZZZ1 AND WERE MET AT THE PLANE BY MAINT. I HEARD CAPT TELL THEM THAT WE HAD A FAULTY DOOR LIGHT AND THAT IF WE HAD PAX ON THE FLT, WE WOULD HAVE HAD TO RETURN FOR LNDG. (I DON'T REMEMBER HAVING 2 SETS OF CHKLISTS, ONE IF YOU HAVE PAX AND ONE IF YOU DON'T.) I SECURED THE AIRPLANE, GATHERED MY BELONGINGS AND LEFT THE ARPT. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE CHIEF PLT, AND EXPLAINED TO HIM THAT I HAD A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE CAPT AND REQUESTED TO NEVER FLY WITH HIM AGAIN. CHIEF PLT AND I SPOKE BRIEFLY AND THEN MADE ARRANGEMENTS TO DISCUSS THE INCIDENT THE NEXT MORNING. THE NEXT MORNING, I ANONYMOUSLY CALLED A FLT SAFETY SCHOOL AND SPOKE WITH A CITATION II GND AND SIMULATOR INSTRUCTOR. WE DISCUSSED THE SIT AND THE POTENTIAL ADDITIONAL PROBS THAT COULD HAVE OCCURRED BY CONTINUING THE FLT INSTEAD OF RETURNING TO THE DEP ARPT. HE ASSURED ME THAT HE, AS WELL AS THE SCHOOL, TEACH THAT THE ONLY REASONABLE AND SAFE COURSE OF ACTION IS TO RETURN FOR LNDG, FOLLOWED BY AN INSPECTION OF THE ASSOCIATED DOORS. HE ALSO TOLD ME THAT HE WAS SURE THAT IF THE FAA HAD WITNESSED A CREW IGNORING THE ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT AND CONTINUING TO THE DEST THAT THEY WOULD BE VIOLATED. I THEN CALLED THE CHIEF PLT AND WE DISCUSSED THE ENTIRE SIT. I EXPLAINED TO HIM THAT I DID NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE FLYING WITH A PERSON WHO HANDLED A ROUTINE SIT WITH SUCH DISREGARD FOR PROC, NOT TO MENTION THE UNPROFESSIONAL MANNER WITH WHICH HE DID IT. HE TOLD ME THAT HE WOULD TALK TO THE CAPT AS WELL AS ANYONE ELSE THAT HE FELT SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THE INCIDENT AND GET BACK TO ME WITH A SOLUTION.

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.