Flight crew of air carrier medium large transport aborts takeoff at clt when electrical compartment door light came on at 60 KTS due to door that may have been improperly closed.

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Attributes
ACN	155254
Time
Date	199008
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : clt
State Reference	NC
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 4600 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	155254
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 175 flight time total : 16500 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	155263
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Takeoff roll was terminated by the captain when an electrical compartment light flickered and illuminated on the annunciator panel. While returning to the gate the light went out. Maintenance checked the door, cleaned and realigned the switch and released the aircraft to service. The takeoff roll was terminated at approximately 60 KTS with light braking. Problem was discovered during takeoff roll while performing normal backup visibility checks. Supplemental information from acn 155263: maintenance previously had opened eec door. Suspect it was improperly closed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT CREW OF ACR MLG ABORTS TKOF AT CLT WHEN ELECTRICAL COMPARTMENT DOOR LIGHT CAME ON AT 60 KTS DUE TO DOOR THAT MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY CLOSED.

Narrative: TKOF ROLL WAS TERMINATED BY THE CAPT WHEN AN ELECTRICAL COMPARTMENT LIGHT FLICKERED AND ILLUMINATED ON THE ANNUNCIATOR PANEL. WHILE RETURNING TO THE GATE THE LIGHT WENT OUT. MAINT CHKED THE DOOR, CLEANED AND REALIGNED THE SWITCH AND RELEASED THE ACFT TO SVC. THE TKOF ROLL WAS TERMINATED AT APPROX 60 KTS WITH LIGHT BRAKING. PROB WAS DISCOVERED DURING TKOF ROLL WHILE PERFORMING NORMAL BACKUP VIS CHKS. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 155263: MAINT PREVIOUSLY HAD OPENED EEC DOOR. SUSPECT IT WAS IMPROPERLY CLOSED.

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.