A medium large aircraft rejected takeoff at 105 KTS due to the forward entry door warning illuminate...

Attributes
ACN	453165
Time
Date	199910
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ewr.airport
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ewr.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	ground : takeoff roll
Route In Use	departure : other published ifr departure
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 6000
ASRS Report	453165
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : entry door warning
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft Cabin Crew Human Performance Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

At about 100 KTS, forward entry door light came on, just after the '100 KT' call. I did call to continue takeoff and after identing the problem, I initiated the abort. I approximate the speed at 105-110 KTS. After deploying speed brakes and reversers, rejected takeoff was released and normal deceleration of aircraft was accomplished, leaving runway 4L at taxiway H. All appropriate checklists were accomplished, emergency equipment dismissed. Maintenance was informed and we were cleared to taxi to gate. Maintenance checked the brakes and confirmed that they were cold, and agreed that this was not a high energy abort. Addressing the human factor in the performance of takeoff abort, I would say that the decision to abort was wrong due to company's policy that no aborts for caution lights after the '100 KT' call should be made. When I decided to abort I knew I had more than 8000 ft of dry runway, and a relatively light aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A MEDIUM LARGE ACFT REJECTED TKOF AT 105 KTS DUE TO THE FORWARD ENTRY DOOR WARNING ILLUMINATED.

Narrative: AT ABOUT 100 KTS, FORWARD ENTRY DOOR LIGHT CAME ON, JUST AFTER THE '100 KT' CALL. I DID CALL TO CONTINUE TKOF AND AFTER IDENTING THE PROB, I INITIATED THE ABORT. I APPROXIMATE THE SPD AT 105-110 KTS. AFTER DEPLOYING SPD BRAKES AND REVERSERS, REJECTED TKOF WAS RELEASED AND NORMAL DECELERATION OF ACFT WAS ACCOMPLISHED, LEAVING RWY 4L AT TXWY H. ALL APPROPRIATE CHKLISTS WERE ACCOMPLISHED, EMER EQUIP DISMISSED. MAINT WAS INFORMED AND WE WERE CLRED TO TAXI TO GATE. MAINT CHKED THE BRAKES AND CONFIRMED THAT THEY WERE COLD, AND AGREED THAT THIS WAS NOT A HIGH ENERGY ABORT. ADDRESSING THE HUMAN FACTOR IN THE PERFORMANCE OF TKOF ABORT, I WOULD SAY THAT THE DECISION TO ABORT WAS WRONG DUE TO COMPANY'S POLICY THAT NO ABORTS FOR CAUTION LIGHTS AFTER THE '100 KT' CALL SHOULD BE MADE. WHEN I DECIDED TO ABORT I KNEW I HAD MORE THAN 8000 FT OF DRY RWY, AND A RELATIVELY LIGHT ACFT.

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.

A medium large aircraft rejected takeoff at 105 KTS due to the forward entry door warning illuminated.