MD80 crew had a high speed aborted takeoff because of a cargo door open light illuminated.

Attributes
ACN	606257
Time
Date	200401
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord.airport
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Weather Elements	Snow other
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground other : aborted tkof
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	606257
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	606254
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical inflight encounter : weather
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : cargo door open light other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff other
Consequence	other other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

During takeoff roll at approximately 120 KTS, the forward cargo door light illuminated. Initiated a successful abort and exited the runway at intersection N2. Turned right onto taxiway north and stopped the aircraft. Called for crash fire rescue equipment to inspect brakes and wheels. Brakes and wheels inspected by both crash fire rescue equipment and maintenance with no damage noted. Brake temperatures peaked at approximately 350 degrees, but brakes were allowed to cool to approximately 150 degrees prior to taxi back to the gate. Maximum reverse was used in addition to maximum braking due to runway condition (snow covered) and runway length. Aircraft subsequently removed from service for post abort maintenance inspection of wheels, tires and engines. Aircraft weight was approximately 142000 pounds, V1 = 144 KTS. Braking action on the runway prior to the incident was reported as good up to the intersection gg. Abort was uneventful. Aircraft remained on centerline throughout the abort and was at a safe taxi speed by the intersection of taxiway gg. Supplemental information from acn 606254: after passing 100 KIAS, I called out forward cargo door light illuminated. Looked down at the airspeed which was just under 120 KIAS. They sent out maintenance to assist. Brake overtemp light illuminated. Runways had snow on them, but braking action was reported as good. We were performing a maximum power takeoff.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 CREW HAD A HIGH SPD ABORTED TKOF BECAUSE OF A CARGO DOOR OPEN LIGHT ILLUMINATED.

Narrative: DURING TKOF ROLL AT APPROX 120 KTS, THE FORWARD CARGO DOOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. INITIATED A SUCCESSFUL ABORT AND EXITED THE RWY AT INTXN N2. TURNED R ONTO TXWY N AND STOPPED THE ACFT. CALLED FOR CFR TO INSPECT BRAKES AND WHEELS. BRAKES AND WHEELS INSPECTED BY BOTH CFR AND MAINT WITH NO DAMAGE NOTED. BRAKE TEMPS PEAKED AT APPROX 350 DEGS, BUT BRAKES WERE ALLOWED TO COOL TO APPROX 150 DEGS PRIOR TO TAXI BACK TO THE GATE. MAX REVERSE WAS USED IN ADDITION TO MAX BRAKING DUE TO RWY CONDITION (SNOW COVERED) AND RWY LENGTH. ACFT SUBSEQUENTLY REMOVED FROM SVC FOR POST ABORT MAINT INSPECTION OF WHEELS, TIRES AND ENGS. ACFT WT WAS APPROX 142000 LBS, V1 = 144 KTS. BRAKING ACTION ON THE RWY PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT WAS RPTED AS GOOD UP TO THE INTXN GG. ABORT WAS UNEVENTFUL. ACFT REMAINED ON CTRLINE THROUGHOUT THE ABORT AND WAS AT A SAFE TAXI SPD BY THE INTXN OF TXWY GG. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 606254: AFTER PASSING 100 KIAS, I CALLED OUT FORWARD CARGO DOOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. LOOKED DOWN AT THE AIRSPD WHICH WAS JUST UNDER 120 KIAS. THEY SENT OUT MAINT TO ASSIST. BRAKE OVERTEMP LIGHT ILLUMINATED. RWYS HAD SNOW ON THEM, BUT BRAKING ACTION WAS RPTED AS GOOD. WE WERE PERFORMING A MAX PWR TKOF.

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.