Door warning light on takeoff roll leads to a rejected takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	471410
Time
Date	200004
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cmi.airport
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : cmi.tower
Make Model Name	Jetstream 41
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : takeoff roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 1400
ASRS Report	471410
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 1900 flight time type : 900
ASRS Report	471715
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : door warning light other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

On takeoff power was applied and aircraft accelerated to 40 KIAS. An amber (baggage door) caption illuminated and the takeoff was aborted. Leaving the runway, the light extinguished, indicated normal operation. The first officer stated that the aircraft had been recently painted and the thick paint caused the microswitch to lose contact during acceleration for takeoff. Checklist complete and the door light out, the flight continued normally. Supplemental information from acn 471715: aircraft pressurized normally which reaffirms that the door was closed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DOOR WARNING LIGHT ON TKOF ROLL LEADS TO A REJECTED TKOF.

Narrative: ON TKOF PWR WAS APPLIED AND ACFT ACCELERATED TO 40 KIAS. AN AMBER (BAGGAGE DOOR) CAPTION ILLUMINATED AND THE TKOF WAS ABORTED. LEAVING THE RWY, THE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED, INDICATED NORMAL OP. THE FO STATED THAT THE ACFT HAD BEEN RECENTLY PAINTED AND THE THICK PAINT CAUSED THE MICROSWITCH TO LOSE CONTACT DURING ACCELERATION FOR TKOF. CHKLIST COMPLETE AND THE DOOR LIGHT OUT, THE FLT CONTINUED NORMALLY. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 471715: ACFT PRESSURIZED NORMALLY WHICH REAFFIRMS THAT THE DOOR WAS 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.