Takeoff aborted account of door light warning.

Attributes
ACN	270235
Time
Date	199405
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : atl
State Reference	GA
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	MD-88
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 133 flight time total : 5500 flight time type : 133
ASRS Report	270235
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 4014 flight time type : 496
ASRS Report	270447
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : rejected takeoff
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

It was the copilot's leg and he commenced the takeoff roll after all checklists were complete. As the captain, I placed my hand on the throttles and passing 100 KTS, the aft galley door light came on. I aborted the takeoff and took control of the aircraft. The light went out almost immediately as we exited the runway. The flight attendant opened and closed the aircraft galley door twice and all lights remained off. After checking brake energies (outside air temperature 55 degrees F) and checking with maintenance control by radio, it was determined that another takeoff was allowed. The only reason to return to the gate was to sign off on the abort. However, our procedure allow us to try another takeoff if all system are ok. The takeoff proceeded without incident. On arrival, maintenance checked all system. I write this because we are required to enter the aborted takeoff in the logbook. The procedure in the far's are not always clear on the requirements for logbook certification after an abort.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TKOF ABORTED ACCOUNT OF DOOR LIGHT WARNING.

Narrative: IT WAS THE COPLT'S LEG AND HE COMMENCED THE TKOF ROLL AFTER ALL CHKLISTS WERE COMPLETE. AS THE CAPT, I PLACED MY HAND ON THE THROTTLES AND PASSING 100 KTS, THE AFT GALLEY DOOR LIGHT CAME ON. I ABORTED THE TKOF AND TOOK CTL OF THE ACFT. THE LIGHT WENT OUT ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AS WE EXITED THE RWY. THE FLT ATTENDANT OPENED AND CLOSED THE ACFT GALLEY DOOR TWICE AND ALL LIGHTS REMAINED OFF. AFTER CHKING BRAKE ENERGIES (OUTSIDE AIR TEMP 55 DEGS F) AND CHKING WITH MAINT CTL BY RADIO, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT ANOTHER TKOF WAS ALLOWED. THE ONLY REASON TO RETURN TO THE GATE WAS TO SIGN OFF ON THE ABORT. HOWEVER, OUR PROC ALLOW US TO TRY ANOTHER TKOF IF ALL SYS ARE OK. THE TKOF PROCEEDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ON ARR, MAINT CHKED ALL SYS. I WRITE THIS BECAUSE WE ARE REQUIRED TO ENTER THE ABORTED TKOF IN THE LOGBOOK. THE PROC IN THE FAR'S ARE NOT ALWAYS CLEAR ON THE REQUIREMENTS FOR LOGBOOK CERTIFICATION AFTER AN ABORT.

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.