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A B737-800 PIC aborts his takeoff at low speed after the new security cockpit door light had indicated that it was unlatched and then popped open upon power application at atl, GA.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 571656 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200301 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : atl.airport |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-800 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : position and hold |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 571656 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | controller radar : 17 flight time last 90 days : 29 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 1100 |
| ASRS Report | 572597 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : company policies |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : rejected takeoff |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Chart Or Publication Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
On the night of jan/xa/03, I was operating air carrier X flight from atl to msp. While taking the runway after being cleared onto hold, my copilot told me we had a cockpit door light illuminated. Knowing and seeing that the door was physically closed and considering our position on the active runway, I made the decision to proceed and handle the light after takeoff. We were immediately cleared for takeoff, and just into our initial power-up and aircraft movement, the cockpit door sprung open. I immediately retarded the throttles and instructed the copilot to notify the tower that we were discontinuing the takeoff and to request to clear at the first available turnoff to get back into sequence, which we did. After clearing the runway, we discovered the problem -- the kill switch on the door frame had not been switched on. We reset the system and continued with our flight. With the new doors, a change in the checklist is needed to prevent this, and ironically, upon investigating, I found out a change is already in progress. Supplemental information from acn 572597: after clearing the runway, we discovered the red guarded kill switch on the door frame had not been switched on.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-800 PIC ABORTS HIS TKOF AT LOW SPD AFTER THE NEW SECURITY COCKPIT DOOR LIGHT HAD INDICATED THAT IT WAS UNLATCHED AND THEN POPPED OPEN UPON PWR APPLICATION AT ATL, GA.
Narrative: ON THE NIGHT OF JAN/XA/03, I WAS OPERATING ACR X FLT FROM ATL TO MSP. WHILE TAKING THE RWY AFTER BEING CLRED ONTO HOLD, MY COPLT TOLD ME WE HAD A COCKPIT DOOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. KNOWING AND SEEING THAT THE DOOR WAS PHYSICALLY CLOSED AND CONSIDERING OUR POS ON THE ACTIVE RWY, I MADE THE DECISION TO PROCEED AND HANDLE THE LIGHT AFTER TKOF. WE WERE IMMEDIATELY CLRED FOR TKOF, AND JUST INTO OUR INITIAL PWR-UP AND ACFT MOVEMENT, THE COCKPIT DOOR SPRUNG OPEN. I IMMEDIATELY RETARDED THE THROTTLES AND INSTRUCTED THE COPLT TO NOTIFY THE TWR THAT WE WERE DISCONTINUING THE TKOF AND TO REQUEST TO CLR AT THE FIRST AVAILABLE TURNOFF TO GET BACK INTO SEQUENCE, WHICH WE DID. AFTER CLRING THE RWY, WE DISCOVERED THE PROB -- THE KILL SWITCH ON THE DOOR FRAME HAD NOT BEEN SWITCHED ON. WE RESET THE SYS AND CONTINUED WITH OUR FLT. WITH THE NEW DOORS, A CHANGE IN THE CHKLIST IS NEEDED TO PREVENT THIS, AND IRONICALLY, UPON INVESTIGATING, I FOUND OUT A CHANGE IS ALREADY IN PROGRESS. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 572597: AFTER CLRING THE RWY, WE DISCOVERED THE RED GUARDED KILL SWITCH ON THE DOOR FRAME HAD NOT BEEN SWITCHED ON.
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.