Flight crew of B757 aborts takeoff when EICAS indicates left forward entry door has a problem.

Attributes
ACN	405384
Time
Date	199806
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : atl
State Reference	GA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
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 : 200 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	405384
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

We were rerouted out of atl to fly flight XXX (atl-mia-fll) for an on time departure. The flight departed the gate 43 mins late (XX28 EDT) due to connecting passenger. As we taxied out we noticed lightning in the sky to the west of the airport. As we taxied into position on runway 26R, we got our first look at the WX approaching atl on the radar. It was determined that after takeoff we would turn immediately to the north to avoid the WX. I felt with the given conditions (tired, late night, WX, reroute) we needed no other distractions to complete this maneuver and avoid the WX. At about 100-110 KTS on takeoff we got an EICAS message 'left forward entry door.' I made a split second decision to abort the takeoff. We stopped with approximately 2000 ft of runway remaining. Aircraft was taxied back to the gate and turned over to maintenance. As it turned out the WX hit the airport about the time we got to the gate and it was severe. Because of the darkness we were unable to judge the rapid movement of this storm and its intensity.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF B757 ABORTS TKOF WHEN EICAS INDICATES L FORWARD ENTRY DOOR HAS A PROB.

Narrative: WE WERE REROUTED OUT OF ATL TO FLY FLT XXX (ATL-MIA-FLL) FOR AN ON TIME DEP. THE FLT DEPARTED THE GATE 43 MINS LATE (XX28 EDT) DUE TO CONNECTING PAX. AS WE TAXIED OUT WE NOTICED LIGHTNING IN THE SKY TO THE W OF THE ARPT. AS WE TAXIED INTO POS ON RWY 26R, WE GOT OUR FIRST LOOK AT THE WX APCHING ATL ON THE RADAR. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT AFTER TKOF WE WOULD TURN IMMEDIATELY TO THE N TO AVOID THE WX. I FELT WITH THE GIVEN CONDITIONS (TIRED, LATE NIGHT, WX, REROUTE) WE NEEDED NO OTHER DISTRACTIONS TO COMPLETE THIS MANEUVER AND AVOID THE WX. AT ABOUT 100-110 KTS ON TKOF WE GOT AN EICAS MESSAGE 'L FORWARD ENTRY DOOR.' I MADE A SPLIT SECOND DECISION TO ABORT THE TKOF. WE STOPPED WITH APPROX 2000 FT OF RWY REMAINING. ACFT WAS TAXIED BACK TO THE GATE AND TURNED OVER TO MAINT. AS IT TURNED OUT THE WX HIT THE ARPT ABOUT THE TIME WE GOT TO THE GATE AND IT WAS SEVERE. BECAUSE OF THE DARKNESS WE WERE UNABLE TO JUDGE THE RAPID MOVEMENT OF THIS STORM AND ITS INTENSITY.

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.