B737-800 flight crew reports being cleared for takeoff by the tower then; at 100 knots; commanded to...

Narrative:

Tower cleared us for takeoff flying heading 090. Checked final and runway clear. Recollect stating both verbally. As the pilot flying; I pushed throttles up. (Captain) pilot not flying stated thrust was set. (Captain) pilot not flying stated 80 knots. I said that checks. 2-3 seconds later tower stated flight XXX abort takeoff 8R. Captain immediately brought throttles to idle and rejected takeoff activated. I stated on tower frequency flight XXX was aborting on 8R. Tower asked if we need any assistance. We said we would let them know. Cleared runway. Followed rejected takeoff checklist in QRH. Followed brake cooling schedule in QRH. Referenced flight manual part one. Arranged with operations and maintenance to return to the gate for maintenance inspection. Maintenance inspected aircraft. No damage. Returned for uneventful takeoff and flight. Additional information: captain nor I perceived the dc-10 cargo aircraft being a conflict even after roll out from rejected takeoff. No part of the suspect aircraft looked to be near the runway or over any line from our line of sight. We also estimated the speed to be 100 knots when reject was initiated.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-800 flight crew reports being cleared for takeoff by the Tower then; at 100 knots; commanded to abort. The Tower Controller apparently perceived that a DC-10 was about to enter the runway down field.

Narrative: Tower cleared us for Takeoff flying heading 090. Checked final and runway clear. Recollect stating both verbally. As the pilot flying; I pushed throttles up. (Captain) Pilot Not Flying stated thrust was set. (Captain) Pilot Not Flying stated 80 knots. I said that checks. 2-3 seconds later Tower stated Flight XXX Abort Takeoff 8R. Captain immediately brought throttles to idle and RTO activated. I stated on tower frequency Flight XXX was aborting on 8R. Tower asked if we need any assistance. We said we would let them know. Cleared runway. Followed Rejected Takeoff checklist in QRH. Followed Brake Cooling Schedule in QRH. Referenced Flight Manual Part One. Arranged with Operations and maintenance to return to the gate for maintenance inspection. Maintenance inspected aircraft. No damage. Returned for uneventful takeoff and flight. Additional Information: Captain nor I perceived the DC-10 cargo aircraft being a conflict even after roll out from rejected takeoff. No part of the suspect aircraft looked to be near the runway or over any line from our line of sight. We also estimated the speed to be 100 knots when reject was initiated.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.

Attributes
ACN	1212835
Time
Date	201410
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B737-800
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	DC-10 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying First Officer
Person 2
Function	Pilot Not Flying Captain
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types

B737-800 flight crew reports being cleared for takeoff by the tower then; at 100 knots; commanded to abort. The tower controller apparently perceived that a dc-10 was about to enter the runway down field.