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A crj-90 flight crew aborted their takeoff when the first officer accidentally moved the flap lever from 20 to 8 while checking thrust setting on the roll.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1002602 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201204 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet 900 (CRJ900) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Flap Control (Trailing & Leading Edge) |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 240 Flight Crew Total 19000 Flight Crew Type 5000 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
Power was set to toga for takeoff by pilot flying (captain) and set thrust call was made. Pilot not flying (first officer) has personal technique of touching the side of the thrust lever to confirm thrust set. As the pilot not flying moved his hand to 'touch' the side of the thrust lever he inadvertently bumped the flap position lever from the desired 20 degree position to the 8 degree position. This caused a configuration warning and takeoff was discontinued. Runway was cleared and aircraft was stopped on taxiway as we discussed the incident. A second before takeoff checklist was completed and second takeoff attempt was completed without incident. First officer needs to modify his technique of touching thrust lever when confirming thrust set!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A CRJ-90 flight crew aborted their takeoff when the First Officer accidentally moved the flap lever from 20 to 8 while checking thrust setting on the roll.
Narrative: Power was set to TOGA for takeoff by pilot flying (Captain) and set thrust call was made. Pilot not flying (First Officer) has personal technique of touching the side of the thrust lever to confirm thrust set. As the pilot not flying moved his hand to 'touch' the side of the thrust lever he inadvertently bumped the flap position lever from the desired 20 degree position to the 8 degree position. This caused a Configuration Warning and takeoff was discontinued. Runway was cleared and aircraft was stopped on taxiway as we discussed the incident. A second Before Takeoff Checklist was completed and second takeoff attempt was completed without incident. First Officer needs to modify his technique of touching thrust lever when confirming thrust set!
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.