Takeoff aborted. Door light on.

Attributes
ACN	242756
Time
Date	199306
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
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	242756
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	242906
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Tpa tower cleared us onto runway 36L for takeoff. Power was advanced and we received a master caution warning light along with a 'forward entry door' light (indicating forward passenger door open). We aborted the takeoff, cleared the runway and a flight attendant found the forward door handle out of position 1/4 inch. We secured the door and took off without incident. Supplemental information from acn 242906: we noted speed (just off the '60 KT peg'). The door light had gone out about when we cleared the runway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TKOF ABORTED. DOOR LIGHT ON.

Narrative: TPA TWR CLRED US ONTO RWY 36L FOR TKOF. PWR WAS ADVANCED AND WE RECEIVED A MASTER CAUTION WARNING LIGHT ALONG WITH A 'FORWARD ENTRY DOOR' LIGHT (INDICATING FORWARD PAX DOOR OPEN). WE ABORTED THE TKOF, CLRED THE RWY AND A FLT ATTENDANT FOUND THE FORWARD DOOR HANDLE OUT OF POS 1/4 INCH. WE SECURED THE DOOR AND TOOK OFF WITHOUT INCIDENT. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 242906: WE NOTED SPD (JUST OFF THE '60 KT PEG'). THE DOOR LIGHT HAD GONE OUT ABOUT WHEN WE CLRED THE RWY.

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.