An light transport aborts the takeoff roll because a service door open light illuminates at cvg, oh.

Attributes
ACN	410238
Time
Date	199808
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cvg
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : jfk
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
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 : 170 flight time total : 4200 flight time type : 170
ASRS Report	410238
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far 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:

Began takeoff runway 18L. At approximately 40 KIAS power was in the process of being set and a service door light illuminated. The takeoff was discontinued and aircraft turned off the runway. We stopped the aircraft and contacted maintenance for guidance. They indicated that return to the gate to check the security of the doors was prudent. They indicated that a van would come to the gate and inspect the 3 possible doors. They wanted the #2 engine shut down for access to the fuel door and to leave the #1 engine running as the passenger door would not need to be opened. We returned to the gate, secured #2 engine and maintenance found a loose fastener on the fuel door. They resecured the door, told us the reason for the light over the radio, and said we were 'good to go.' we continued the flight to our destination uneventfully. No entry into the maintenance logbook was made. Our operations manual requires a maintenance entry for any mechanical discrepancy, and discrepancy is defined as a mechanical irregularity that causes a malfunction or renders a component or system inoperative.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN LTT ABORTS THE TKOF ROLL BECAUSE A SVC DOOR OPEN LIGHT ILLUMINATES AT CVG, OH.

Narrative: BEGAN TKOF RWY 18L. AT APPROX 40 KIAS PWR WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING SET AND A SVC DOOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE TKOF WAS DISCONTINUED AND ACFT TURNED OFF THE RWY. WE STOPPED THE ACFT AND CONTACTED MAINT FOR GUIDANCE. THEY INDICATED THAT RETURN TO THE GATE TO CHK THE SECURITY OF THE DOORS WAS PRUDENT. THEY INDICATED THAT A VAN WOULD COME TO THE GATE AND INSPECT THE 3 POSSIBLE DOORS. THEY WANTED THE #2 ENG SHUT DOWN FOR ACCESS TO THE FUEL DOOR AND TO LEAVE THE #1 ENG RUNNING AS THE PAX DOOR WOULD NOT NEED TO BE OPENED. WE RETURNED TO THE GATE, SECURED #2 ENG AND MAINT FOUND A LOOSE FASTENER ON THE FUEL DOOR. THEY RESECURED THE DOOR, TOLD US THE REASON FOR THE LIGHT OVER THE RADIO, AND SAID WE WERE 'GOOD TO GO.' WE CONTINUED THE FLT TO OUR DEST UNEVENTFULLY. NO ENTRY INTO THE MAINT LOGBOOK WAS MADE. OUR OPS MANUAL REQUIRES A MAINT ENTRY FOR ANY MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY, AND DISCREPANCY IS DEFINED AS A MECHANICAL IRREGULARITY THAT CAUSES A MALFUNCTION OR RENDERS A COMPONENT OR SYS INOP.

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.