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A B737 crew, departing lax, rejected the takeoff due to a forward entry door warning light illuminating.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 526243 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200110 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lax.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| 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 |
| ASRS Report | 526243 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : door lights other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : rejected takeoff |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Cabin Crew Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Cabin Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Our flight was cleared for takeoff. I was PF using HUD. First officer was PNF. Applied takeoff power with all conditions normal. At about 85 KTS, the master caution lights. The door annunciator and forward entry door lights illuminated. I made the decision to abort and noticed speed at 94 KTS. Rejected takeoff brakes applied with full reverse, too. I told first officer to tell tower and roll the arff equipment. After disengaging rejected takeoff brakes, I elected to taxi off runway and stop on taxiway with brakes unparked. Arff personnel said brakes and tires looked good but noticed fluid draining under fuselage aft of nose gear. Thanked arff crew. First officer called operations and maintenance to inspect forward entry door and fluid so we taxied back to gate. Maintenance determined forward entry door handle not fully locked and handled vibrated up during takeoff causing caution light to illuminate. Fluid was moisture buildup from packs which was forced out the pack intakes during abort. All checked normal. We resumed taxi for uneventful takeoff and flight to ord.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737 CREW, DEPARTING LAX, REJECTED THE TKOF DUE TO A FORWARD ENTRY DOOR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATING.
Narrative: OUR FLT WAS CLRED FOR TKOF. I WAS PF USING HUD. FO WAS PNF. APPLIED TKOF PWR WITH ALL CONDITIONS NORMAL. AT ABOUT 85 KTS, THE MASTER CAUTION LIGHTS. THE DOOR ANNUNCIATOR AND FORWARD ENTRY DOOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. I MADE THE DECISION TO ABORT AND NOTICED SPD AT 94 KTS. REJECTED TKOF BRAKES APPLIED WITH FULL REVERSE, TOO. I TOLD FO TO TELL TWR AND ROLL THE ARFF EQUIP. AFTER DISENGAGING REJECTED TKOF BRAKES, I ELECTED TO TAXI OFF RWY AND STOP ON TXWY WITH BRAKES UNPARKED. ARFF PERSONNEL SAID BRAKES AND TIRES LOOKED GOOD BUT NOTICED FLUID DRAINING UNDER FUSELAGE AFT OF NOSE GEAR. THANKED ARFF CREW. FO CALLED OPS AND MAINT TO INSPECT FORWARD ENTRY DOOR AND FLUID SO WE TAXIED BACK TO GATE. MAINT DETERMINED FORWARD ENTRY DOOR HANDLE NOT FULLY LOCKED AND HANDLED VIBRATED UP DURING TKOF CAUSING CAUTION LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. FLUID WAS MOISTURE BUILDUP FROM PACKS WHICH WAS FORCED OUT THE PACK INTAKES DURING ABORT. ALL CHKED NORMAL. WE RESUMED TAXI FOR UNEVENTFUL TKOF AND FLT TO ORD.
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.