Narrative:

After receiving clearance for takeoff prior to spool up of engines, an aft cargo door light was noticed illuminated. An aircraft was cleared to land on runway 24L so we taxied clear of runway. When clear we noted cargo light extinguished. We tested door light system with satisfactory check and received clearance for takeoff and took off. No discrepancy was logged as this is an ordinary occurrence of proximity switch system. The tower reported an aborted takeoff and it was subsequently questioned whether a mechanical discrepancy should have been logged. There is a gray area in interping the regulation.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 PRIOR TO TKOF HAD A CARGO DOOR WARNING LIGHT, CLRED THE RWY AND TESTED -- SYS OK. RETURNED TO RWY, GOT CLRNC, AND MADE TKOF. TWR RPTED A REJECTED TKOF.

Narrative: AFTER RECEIVING CLRNC FOR TKOF PRIOR TO SPOOL UP OF ENGS, AN AFT CARGO DOOR LIGHT WAS NOTICED ILLUMINATED. AN ACFT WAS CLRED TO LAND ON RWY 24L SO WE TAXIED CLR OF RWY. WHEN CLR WE NOTED CARGO LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. WE TESTED DOOR LIGHT SYS WITH SATISFACTORY CHK AND RECEIVED CLRNC FOR TKOF AND TOOK OFF. NO DISCREPANCY WAS LOGGED AS THIS IS AN ORDINARY OCCURRENCE OF PROX SWITCH SYS. THE TWR RPTED AN ABORTED TKOF AND IT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY QUESTIONED WHETHER A MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY SHOULD HAVE BEEN LOGGED. THERE IS A GRAY AREA IN INTERPING THE REG.

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.