Flight crew aborted takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	120901
Time
Date	198907
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fnt
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, High Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	120901
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Fnt airport taxi patterns are extremely confusing due to runway closings. Our flight took nearly 30 minutes to taxi out for takeoff. On the takeoff roll, the first officer's airspeed indicator was noted to be inoperative. The takeoff was aborted, and the aircraft returned to the gate.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT CREW ABORTED TKOF.

Narrative: FNT ARPT TAXI PATTERNS ARE EXTREMELY CONFUSING DUE TO RWY CLOSINGS. OUR FLT TOOK NEARLY 30 MINUTES TO TAXI OUT FOR TKOF. ON THE TKOF ROLL, THE F/O'S AIRSPEED INDICATOR WAS NOTED TO BE INOPERATIVE. THE TKOF WAS ABORTED, AND THE ACFT RETURNED TO THE GATE.

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.