<< >> NASA ASRS Report 431233, March 1999

A B737-500 accomplished a rejected takeoff due to a cabin door warning light coming on caused by an improperly operated cabin door.

Attributes
ACN	431233
Time
Date	199903
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : iah.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : iah.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-500
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	ground : takeoff roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel
Qualification	other
ASRS Report	431233
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : company policies
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : door warning light other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Cabin Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Cabin Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

On mar/xa/99, flight xyz did a rejected takeoff due to a door light. I was informed by our operations manager since the captain took off without calling me. The captain then called me in-flight, said that he had an aborted takeoff at about 70-80 KTS. He then said that it was 70 KTS since the airspeed indicator was just starting to move. He said that he called maintenance because he had a door light on. He said that he heard a flight attendant say 'oh, the handle is not closed.' when they closed the handle, the light went off and the door looked closed, so maintenance said that it was ok to continue. He also said that he satisfied the cooling off period since it took him 10 mins just to find the chart in the manual. I advised him to call me on the ground in ZZZ to go over the procedure.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-500 ACCOMPLISHED A REJECTED TKOF DUE TO A CABIN DOOR WARNING LIGHT COMING ON CAUSED BY AN IMPROPERLY OPERATED CABIN DOOR.

Narrative: ON MAR/XA/99, FLT XYZ DID A REJECTED TKOF DUE TO A DOOR LIGHT. I WAS INFORMED BY OUR OPS MGR SINCE THE CAPT TOOK OFF WITHOUT CALLING ME. THE CAPT THEN CALLED ME INFLT, SAID THAT HE HAD AN ABORTED TKOF AT ABOUT 70-80 KTS. HE THEN SAID THAT IT WAS 70 KTS SINCE THE AIRSPD INDICATOR WAS JUST STARTING TO MOVE. HE SAID THAT HE CALLED MAINT BECAUSE HE HAD A DOOR LIGHT ON. HE SAID THAT HE HEARD A FLT ATTENDANT SAY 'OH, THE HANDLE IS NOT CLOSED.' WHEN THEY CLOSED THE HANDLE, THE LIGHT WENT OFF AND THE DOOR LOOKED CLOSED, SO MAINT SAID THAT IT WAS OK TO CONTINUE. HE ALSO SAID THAT HE SATISFIED THE COOLING OFF PERIOD SINCE IT TOOK HIM 10 MINS JUST TO FIND THE CHART IN THE MANUAL. I ADVISED HIM TO CALL ME ON THE GND IN ZZZ TO GO OVER THE PROC.

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.