Flight crew of medium large transport aborted takeoff because of a door warning light. Did not make ...

Attributes
ACN	171993
Time
Date	199102
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cvg
State Reference	OH
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
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 9500 flight time type : 1300
ASRS Report	171993
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	172181
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Cvg, runway 18L. Pushback taxi, before takeoff normal. Initial takeoff roll, aircraft rolled over bump and aft cabin door light flickered on and off twice and then remained on. I initiated an abort. The speed was less than 60 KIAS. The control tower was notified and aircraft brought under control and exited the runway. After clearing the runway, we asked the F/a's to push the aft cabin door handle down. The aft cabin door light then extinguished. The F/a stated the door handle was up slightly. Based upon this information and after referring to the MEL and pilot's operating manual I elected to continue the flight to destination. At destination, I told a mechanic about the abort. The mechanic took upon himself to check the door. He said the door was working normally. Based upon this incident I would like to see the FAA clarify the far's concerning aircraft log book entries after aborts.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT CREW OF MLG ABORTED TKOF BECAUSE OF A DOOR WARNING LIGHT. DID NOT MAKE LOG BOOK ENTRY.

Narrative: CVG, RWY 18L. PUSHBACK TAXI, BEFORE TKOF NORMAL. INITIAL TKOF ROLL, ACFT ROLLED OVER BUMP AND AFT CABIN DOOR LIGHT FLICKERED ON AND OFF TWICE AND THEN REMAINED ON. I INITIATED AN ABORT. THE SPD WAS LESS THAN 60 KIAS. THE CTL TWR WAS NOTIFIED AND ACFT BROUGHT UNDER CTL AND EXITED THE RWY. AFTER CLRING THE RWY, WE ASKED THE F/A'S TO PUSH THE AFT CABIN DOOR HANDLE DOWN. THE AFT CABIN DOOR LIGHT THEN EXTINGUISHED. THE F/A STATED THE DOOR HANDLE WAS UP SLIGHTLY. BASED UPON THIS INFO AND AFTER REFERRING TO THE MEL AND PLT'S OPERATING MANUAL I ELECTED TO CONTINUE THE FLT TO DEST. AT DEST, I TOLD A MECH ABOUT THE ABORT. THE MECH TOOK UPON HIMSELF TO CHK THE DOOR. HE SAID THE DOOR WAS WORKING NORMALLY. BASED UPON THIS INCIDENT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE FAA CLARIFY THE FAR'S CONCERNING ACFT LOG BOOK ENTRIES AFTER ABORTS.

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.

Flight crew of medium large transport aborted takeoff because of a door warning light. Did not make log book entry.