<< >> NASA ASRS Report 769280, January 2008

A B737 flight crew received an 'aft cargo' light after takeoff; declared an emergency; and returned to land at the departure airport.

Attributes
ACN	769280
Time
Date	200801
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzzz.airport
State Reference	FO
Altitude	msl single value : 1400
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	769280
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

At about 800 ft afl after takeoff; we got the master caution light and the aft cargo light on the overhead panel. We retracted the gear flaps and limited airspeed to 200 KTS. We leveled off at 5000 ft and declared an emergency. After discussing the situation and referring to the QRH; we elected to return to ZZZZ. We called operations at ZZZZ to inform them and to call dispatch. I briefed the flight attendants and informed the passenger on downwind for the approach. I also specifically requested to the tower that after rollout I wanted the fire chief to inspect that cargo door and the airplane in general before taxiing to the gate. Upon touchdown; the aft cargo light went out. We cleared the runway and shut down the #2 engine. The fire chief found all cargo doors to be closed and locked and the airplane ok. We taxied back to the gate.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737 FLT CREW RECEIVED AN 'AFT CARGO' LIGHT AFTER TAKEOFF; DECLARED AN EMERGENCY; AND RETURNED TO LAND AT THE DEP ARPT.

Narrative: AT ABOUT 800 FT AFL AFTER TKOF; WE GOT THE MASTER CAUTION LIGHT AND THE AFT CARGO LIGHT ON THE OVERHEAD PANEL. WE RETRACTED THE GEAR FLAPS AND LIMITED AIRSPD TO 200 KTS. WE LEVELED OFF AT 5000 FT AND DECLARED AN EMER. AFTER DISCUSSING THE SITUATION AND REFERRING TO THE QRH; WE ELECTED TO RETURN TO ZZZZ. WE CALLED OPS AT ZZZZ TO INFORM THEM AND TO CALL DISPATCH. I BRIEFED THE FLT ATTENDANTS AND INFORMED THE PAX ON DOWNWIND FOR THE APCH. I ALSO SPECIFICALLY REQUESTED TO THE TWR THAT AFTER ROLLOUT I WANTED THE FIRE CHIEF TO INSPECT THAT CARGO DOOR AND THE AIRPLANE IN GENERAL BEFORE TAXIING TO THE GATE. UPON TOUCHDOWN; THE AFT CARGO LIGHT WENT OUT. WE CLEARED THE RWY AND SHUT DOWN THE #2 ENG. THE FIRE CHIEF FOUND ALL CARGO DOORS TO BE CLOSED AND LOCKED AND THE AIRPLANE OK. WE TAXIED BACK TO THE GATE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 2009 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.