Crj crew had cargo loaded into a pit in non compliance with the MEL.

Attributes
ACN	617622
Time
Date	200405
Day	Sat
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Regional Jet CL65, Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	617622
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Company
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

Cargo loaded in cargo pit C3. Aircraft X had compartment C3 related MEL. Some cargo was loaded into C3 in dfw and flight departed. After arrival, I had realized the mistake.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CRJ CREW HAD CARGO LOADED INTO A PIT IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH THE MEL.

Narrative: CARGO LOADED IN CARGO PIT C3. ACFT X HAD COMPARTMENT C3 RELATED MEL. SOME CARGO WAS LOADED INTO C3 IN DFW AND FLT DEPARTED. AFTER ARR, I HAD REALIZED THE MISTAKE.

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.