Captain of a B727 aborted takeoff due to general takeoff warning light came on during takeoff roll.

Attributes
ACN	494360
Time
Date	200011
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bgr.airport
State Reference	ME
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : takeoff roll
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 : 6000 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	494360
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : tkof warning other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	aircraft : equipment problem dissipated flight crew : rejected takeoff other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Rejected takeoff due to confign warnings. Warning sounded prior to 80 KTS. Stopped aircraft and taxied clear of runway. Advised tower and passenger. Rechked all possible causes. Suspect speed brake lever not fully 'seated' in detent. Checked system, performed static runup of engines. System normal, with no warning. Performed maximum power takeoff with no further incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT OF A B727 ABORTED TKOF DUE TO GENERAL TKOF WARNING LIGHT CAME ON DURING TKOF ROLL.

Narrative: REJECTED TKOF DUE TO CONFIGN WARNINGS. WARNING SOUNDED PRIOR TO 80 KTS. STOPPED ACFT AND TAXIED CLR OF RWY. ADVISED TWR AND PAX. RECHKED ALL POSSIBLE CAUSES. SUSPECT SPD BRAKE LEVER NOT FULLY 'SEATED' IN DETENT. CHKED SYS, PERFORMED STATIC RUNUP OF ENGS. SYS NORMAL, WITH NO WARNING. PERFORMED MAX PWR TKOF WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT.

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.