A B757-200 flight crew rejected their takeoff when the aft left entry door EICAS message illuminated...

Attributes
ACN	1040582
Time
Date	201210
Local Time Of Day	0001-0600
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Exterior Pax/Crew Door
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Total 16000
Person 2
Function	Pilot Not Flying First Officer
Experience	Flight Crew Total 7000
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

During takeoff roll at 100 KTS and 218;000 pounds; an EICAS alert 'left aft entry door open' appeared. Abort initiated immediately. Tower contacted. Emergency declared. Taxied off runway and into holding area where fire department completed an infrared inspection of the brakes and a visual inspection of the tires and air frame. No discrepancies noted by the fire chief. Completed taxi to the gate where the emergency was terminated.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757-200 flight crew rejected their takeoff when the aft left entry door EICAS message illuminated at about 100 KTS.

Narrative: During takeoff roll at 100 KTS and 218;000 LBS; an EICAS alert 'Left Aft Entry Door Open' appeared. Abort initiated immediately. Tower contacted. Emergency declared. Taxied off runway and into holding area where Fire Department completed an infrared inspection of the brakes and a visual inspection of the tires and air frame. No discrepancies noted by the Fire Chief. Completed taxi to the gate where the emergency was terminated.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.