A B737-800 flight crew abort a takeoff at 80 KTS due to a door light illumination.

Attributes
ACN	615101
Time
Date	200404
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : iah.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lszh.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-800
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
ASRS Report	615101
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
ASRS Report	615183
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : poor light
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Aborted takeoff due to forward entry door warning light. Abort initiated at 80 KTS, maximum speed reached was 89 KTS. No rejected takeoff activation. Taxied clear of runway and advised passenger and flight attendants of the situation. #1 flight attendant reset the forward entry door handle extinguishing the indicator light. Checked brake cooling chart and found no action required. Advised local maintenance of the situation. After checking to make sure we had minimum takeoff fuel, we departed to mia. Supplemental information from acn 615183: flight attendant reported the same scenario happened approximately 1 week ago at same location.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-800 FLT CREW ABORT A TKOF AT 80 KTS DUE TO A DOOR LIGHT ILLUMINATION.

Narrative: ABORTED TKOF DUE TO FORWARD ENTRY DOOR WARNING LIGHT. ABORT INITIATED AT 80 KTS, MAX SPD REACHED WAS 89 KTS. NO REJECTED TKOF ACTIVATION. TAXIED CLR OF RWY AND ADVISED PAX AND FLT ATTENDANTS OF THE SIT. #1 FLT ATTENDANT RESET THE FORWARD ENTRY DOOR HANDLE EXTINGUISHING THE INDICATOR LIGHT. CHKED BRAKE COOLING CHART AND FOUND NO ACTION REQUIRED. ADVISED LCL MAINT OF THE SIT. AFTER CHKING TO MAKE SURE WE HAD MINIMUM TKOF FUEL, WE DEPARTED TO MIA. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 615183: FLT ATTENDANT RPTED THE SAME SCENARIO HAPPENED APPROX 1 WK AGO AT SAME LOCATION.

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.