Flight crew unsure of RVR report prior to takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	112106
Time
Date	198905
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bdl
State Reference	CT
Altitude	msl bound lower : 0 msl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	ground : holding
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	112106
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	112104
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

WX: local fog conditions RVR varying from 600-1000'. As we were taking runway for takeoff, tower stated 'we lost our rollout RVR' and reported 600,600, and 0. We discussed this and decided that with one transmissometer out we could go with 2 reporting 600-600. After takeoff some doubt about whether the rollout transmissometer was out or the RVR was down to 0 feet occurred. If the last was true, it would have changed our decision to takeoff.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT CREW UNSURE OF RVR REPORT PRIOR TO TKOF.

Narrative: WX: LOCAL FOG CONDITIONS RVR VARYING FROM 600-1000'. AS WE WERE TAKING RWY FOR TKOF, TWR STATED 'WE LOST OUR ROLLOUT RVR' AND REPORTED 600,600, AND 0. WE DISCUSSED THIS AND DECIDED THAT WITH ONE TRANSMISSOMETER OUT WE COULD GO WITH 2 REPORTING 600-600. AFTER TKOF SOME DOUBT ABOUT WHETHER THE ROLLOUT TRANSMISSOMETER WAS OUT OR THE RVR WAS DOWN TO 0 FEET OCCURRED. IF THE LAST WAS TRUE, IT WOULD HAVE CHANGED OUR DECISION TO TKOF.

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.