Air carrier medium large transport takeoff abort when cargo door light came on.

Attributes
ACN	95857
Time
Date	198810
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dtw
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 8000
ASRS Report	95857
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

During commencement of takeoff roll as power advanced to takeoff power, aft cargo door annunciator light came on. Returned power to idle and rejected takeoff. Taxied back to the ramp area where ground personnel (noa maintenance types) confirmed cargo door was closed. After door was recycled and latch resecured light went out. I then was reclred to taxi and takeoff and continued to destination west/O incident. At some point after arriving at destination airport I talked to maintenance personnel who then checked the aft cargo door and found it slightly out of rig. Although there was no danger of the door coming open in flight, it turns out I should have written the problem up after the rejected takeoff in dtw and had maintenance check the door at that time. We were on the third leg of a 5 leg day of flying and had spent 40 mins in line for takeoff at the time of the incident. I felt pressure to get back in link for takeoff, which probably clouded my judgement. The most prudent course would have been to taxi to the gate and call maintenance.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG TKOF ABORT WHEN CARGO DOOR LIGHT CAME ON.

Narrative: DURING COMMENCEMENT OF TKOF ROLL AS PWR ADVANCED TO TKOF PWR, AFT CARGO DOOR ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT CAME ON. RETURNED PWR TO IDLE AND REJECTED TKOF. TAXIED BACK TO THE RAMP AREA WHERE GND PERSONNEL (NOA MAINT TYPES) CONFIRMED CARGO DOOR WAS CLOSED. AFTER DOOR WAS RECYCLED AND LATCH RESECURED LIGHT WENT OUT. I THEN WAS RECLRED TO TAXI AND TKOF AND CONTINUED TO DEST W/O INCIDENT. AT SOME POINT AFTER ARRIVING AT DEST ARPT I TALKED TO MAINT PERSONNEL WHO THEN CHKED THE AFT CARGO DOOR AND FOUND IT SLIGHTLY OUT OF RIG. ALTHOUGH THERE WAS NO DANGER OF THE DOOR COMING OPEN IN FLT, IT TURNS OUT I SHOULD HAVE WRITTEN THE PROB UP AFTER THE REJECTED TKOF IN DTW AND HAD MAINT CHK THE DOOR AT THAT TIME. WE WERE ON THE THIRD LEG OF A 5 LEG DAY OF FLYING AND HAD SPENT 40 MINS IN LINE FOR TKOF AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. I FELT PRESSURE TO GET BACK IN LINK FOR TKOF, WHICH PROBABLY CLOUDED MY JUDGEMENT. THE MOST PRUDENT COURSE WOULD HAVE BEEN TO TAXI TO THE GATE AND CALL MAINT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.