B737-200 aircraft aborted takeoff at slow speed due to cargo door light illuminating. Reporter captain notified his chief pilot who advised to make a logbook write-up. The write-up was not signed off by maintenance for 3 legs.

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Attributes
ACN	388835
Time
Date	199712
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tpa
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zob
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 8000
ASRS Report	388835
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Low speed abort (below 80 KTS) at tpa for master caution, forward cargo light. Ramp loaders opened and shut door to ensure that strap was removed. All indications normal. Ran check for brake cooling and ensured all was ok. Proceeded to fll as scheduled. Filled out irregularity report and called chief pilot about abort. He had me do write- up in logbook for abort. After flying 3 more legs, maintenance was servicing oil and found write-up. They felt it was not required, but since it was, it created an open logbook entry that should have had a signoff from a mechanic.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-200 ACFT ABORTED TKOF AT SLOW SPD DUE TO CARGO DOOR LIGHT ILLUMINATING. RPTR CAPT NOTIFIED HIS CHIEF PLT WHO ADVISED TO MAKE A LOGBOOK WRITE-UP. THE WRITE-UP WAS NOT SIGNED OFF BY MAINT FOR 3 LEGS.

Narrative: LOW SPD ABORT (BELOW 80 KTS) AT TPA FOR MASTER CAUTION, FORWARD CARGO LIGHT. RAMP LOADERS OPENED AND SHUT DOOR TO ENSURE THAT STRAP WAS REMOVED. ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL. RAN CHK FOR BRAKE COOLING AND ENSURED ALL WAS OK. PROCEEDED TO FLL AS SCHEDULED. FILLED OUT IRREGULARITY RPT AND CALLED CHIEF PLT ABOUT ABORT. HE HAD ME DO WRITE- UP IN LOGBOOK FOR ABORT. AFTER FLYING 3 MORE LEGS, MAINT WAS SVCING OIL AND FOUND WRITE-UP. THEY FELT IT WAS NOT REQUIRED, BUT SINCE IT WAS, IT CREATED AN OPEN LOGBOOK ENTRY THAT SHOULD HAVE HAD A SIGNOFF FROM A MECH.

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.