Cargo door light. Takeoff aborted.

Attributes
ACN	299740
Time
Date	199503
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bos
State Reference	MA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	299740
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I am a licensed a&P mechanic employed by X airlines, on mar/fri/95 aircraft aborted takeoff at bos. Due to the aft cargo door warning light coming on during takeoff roll at approximately 90 KTS - as reported verbally by the crew. The aircraft returned to the ramp area. I met the aircraft and communicated with the captain via headset. I opened and closed the aft cargo door 3 times and verified the door was secured closed and operated normally. I reported this to the crew and it was told to me the warning light was not out. I reported the incident and my findings to maintenance control and made a non- routine entry on logbook. Note: that it was my intention to only verify the door was properly closing and locking and was in fact closed and locked prior to the aircraft departing and to inform the crew to that fact, and that the light coming on was only an indication problem.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CARGO DOOR LIGHT. TKOF ABORTED.

Narrative: I AM A LICENSED A&P MECH EMPLOYED BY X AIRLINES, ON MAR/FRI/95 ACFT ABORTED TKOF AT BOS. DUE TO THE AFT CARGO DOOR WARNING LIGHT COMING ON DURING TKOF ROLL AT APPROX 90 KTS - AS RPTED VERBALLY BY THE CREW. THE ACFT RETURNED TO THE RAMP AREA. I MET THE ACFT AND COMMUNICATED WITH THE CAPT VIA HEADSET. I OPENED AND CLOSED THE AFT CARGO DOOR 3 TIMES AND VERIFIED THE DOOR WAS SECURED CLOSED AND OPERATED NORMALLY. I RPTED THIS TO THE CREW AND IT WAS TOLD TO ME THE WARNING LIGHT WAS NOT OUT. I RPTED THE INCIDENT AND MY FINDINGS TO MAINT CTL AND MADE A NON- ROUTINE ENTRY ON LOGBOOK. NOTE: THAT IT WAS MY INTENTION TO ONLY VERIFY THE DOOR WAS PROPERLY CLOSING AND LOCKING AND WAS IN FACT CLOSED AND LOCKED PRIOR TO THE ACFT DEPARTING AND TO INFORM THE CREW TO THAT FACT, AND THAT THE LIGHT COMING ON WAS ONLY AN INDICATION PROB.

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.