Narrative:

We were working flight in medium large transport from lansing to dayton. The left engine was started at the gate and while I started the right engine the captain began taxiing to runway 28. After second engine was started I read the after start checklist very quickly and noticed cockpit door was unlocked. I slid my seat back and locked door. I missed the cargo door open lights on overhead and was just listening for proper response. I finished before takeoff check and made takeoff announcement then immediately called tower. We were cleared for takeoff. The captain advanced throttles and said 'your takeoff'. I advanced throttles to the power as we lined up on runway heading. Captain reached up to turn anti skid on and caught cargo door lights on and advised me to 'stop'. We stopped on runway and couldn't exit abeam tower due to taxiway construction. We did taxi back down runway and noticed 7 bags on runway. Captain notified tower we had to stop and return to gate because of door open lights. Tower replied, 'we know. We have been watching you the whole time and have you on video tape'. We returned to gate, loaded bags and continued to day. I should have seen lights on but I was occupied by cockpit door and announcements. Also, aircraft has unusually dim annunciator panel and sunlight was shining directly on panel. Even after being told lights were on, they were difficult to see. I will not let anyone rush me from now on! Supplemental information from acn 189653: I feel that I rushed the operation in order to be first in the bank of arrs at destination airport in order to avoid the usual delay because of heavy traffic demands at bank times.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TKOF ABORTED WHEN PIC NOTES OPEN CARGO DOOR LIGHT ON TKOF PROC EXPEDITED TKOF TKOF RUN.

Narrative: WE WERE WORKING FLT IN MLG FROM LANSING TO DAYTON. THE L ENG WAS STARTED AT THE GATE AND WHILE I STARTED THE R ENG THE CAPT BEGAN TAXIING TO RWY 28. AFTER SECOND ENG WAS STARTED I READ THE AFTER START CHKLIST VERY QUICKLY AND NOTICED COCKPIT DOOR WAS UNLOCKED. I SLID MY SEAT BACK AND LOCKED DOOR. I MISSED THE CARGO DOOR OPEN LIGHTS ON OVERHEAD AND WAS JUST LISTENING FOR PROPER RESPONSE. I FINISHED BEFORE TKOF CHK AND MADE TKOF ANNOUNCEMENT THEN IMMEDIATELY CALLED TWR. WE WERE CLRED FOR TKOF. THE CAPT ADVANCED THROTTLES AND SAID 'YOUR TKOF'. I ADVANCED THROTTLES TO THE PWR AS WE LINED UP ON RWY HDG. CAPT REACHED UP TO TURN ANTI SKID ON AND CAUGHT CARGO DOOR LIGHTS ON AND ADVISED ME TO 'STOP'. WE STOPPED ON RWY AND COULDN'T EXIT ABEAM TWR DUE TO TAXIWAY CONSTRUCTION. WE DID TAXI BACK DOWN RWY AND NOTICED 7 BAGS ON RWY. CAPT NOTIFIED TWR WE HAD TO STOP AND RETURN TO GATE BECAUSE OF DOOR OPEN LIGHTS. TWR REPLIED, 'WE KNOW. WE HAVE BEEN WATCHING YOU THE WHOLE TIME AND HAVE YOU ON VIDEO TAPE'. WE RETURNED TO GATE, LOADED BAGS AND CONTINUED TO DAY. I SHOULD HAVE SEEN LIGHTS ON BUT I WAS OCCUPIED BY COCKPIT DOOR AND ANNOUNCEMENTS. ALSO, ACFT HAS UNUSUALLY DIM ANNUNCIATOR PANEL AND SUNLIGHT WAS SHINING DIRECTLY ON PANEL. EVEN AFTER BEING TOLD LIGHTS WERE ON, THEY WERE DIFFICULT TO SEE. I WILL NOT LET ANYONE RUSH ME FROM NOW ON! SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 189653: I FEEL THAT I RUSHED THE OP IN ORDER TO BE FIRST IN THE BANK OF ARRS AT DEST ARPT IN ORDER TO AVOID THE USUAL DELAY BECAUSE OF HVY TFC DEMANDS AT BANK TIMES.

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.