Air carrier first officer advises captain to return to gate to make logbook entry in the wake of a t...

Attributes
ACN	153264
Time
Date	199008
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ind
State Reference	IN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zme
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	153264
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff flight crew : overcame equipment problem
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Made a routine stop at ind. Taxi out to runway 23L for takeoff was normal. I was the first officer and the PF for the next leg. Tower cleared us for takeoff on runway 23L. The captain gave me the aircraft after he lined the aircraft up. When I advanced the throttles for takeoff, we got the takeoff warning horn. The captain took over the aircraft and aborted the takeoff roll which had only just begun. The captain turned off the runway at the first turn-off. We checked everything over. We recycled the trim setting and the flaps. We asked ground control if it was clear behind us on the taxiway to do a runup check. We ran the engines back up and this time, no takeoff warning horn. The captain said he was satisfied and to tell tower we were ready for takeoff. I told the captain, that I agreed with him that it was perfectly safe and logical to takeoff, but that I thought we should go back to the gate and put something in the logbook for the aborted takeoff. The captain said he didn't think that was necessary because we weren't getting the takeoff warning horn after we had recycled the trim and flaps. We took off west/O going back to the gate and the takeoff was normal. I agree with the captain's logic.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR FO ADVISES CAPT TO RETURN TO GATE TO MAKE LOGBOOK ENTRY IN THE WAKE OF A TKOF ABORT CAUSED BY A FALSE WARNING HORN.

Narrative: MADE A ROUTINE STOP AT IND. TAXI OUT TO RWY 23L FOR TKOF WAS NORMAL. I WAS THE F/O AND THE PF FOR THE NEXT LEG. TWR CLRED US FOR TKOF ON RWY 23L. THE CAPT GAVE ME THE ACFT AFTER HE LINED THE ACFT UP. WHEN I ADVANCED THE THROTTLES FOR TKOF, WE GOT THE TKOF WARNING HORN. THE CAPT TOOK OVER THE ACFT AND ABORTED THE TKOF ROLL WHICH HAD ONLY JUST BEGUN. THE CAPT TURNED OFF THE RWY AT THE FIRST TURN-OFF. WE CHKED EVERYTHING OVER. WE RECYCLED THE TRIM SETTING AND THE FLAPS. WE ASKED GND CTL IF IT WAS CLR BEHIND US ON THE TXWY TO DO A RUNUP CHK. WE RAN THE ENGS BACK UP AND THIS TIME, NO TKOF WARNING HORN. THE CAPT SAID HE WAS SATISFIED AND TO TELL TWR WE WERE READY FOR TKOF. I TOLD THE CAPT, THAT I AGREED WITH HIM THAT IT WAS PERFECTLY SAFE AND LOGICAL TO TKOF, BUT THAT I THOUGHT WE SHOULD GO BACK TO THE GATE AND PUT SOMETHING IN THE LOGBOOK FOR THE ABORTED TKOF. THE CAPT SAID HE DIDN'T THINK THAT WAS NECESSARY BECAUSE WE WEREN'T GETTING THE TKOF WARNING HORN AFTER WE HAD RECYCLED THE TRIM AND FLAPS. WE TOOK OFF W/O GOING BACK TO THE GATE AND THE TKOF WAS NORMAL. I AGREE WITH THE CAPT'S LOGIC.

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

Air carrier first officer advises captain to return to gate to make logbook entry in the wake of a takeoff abort caused by a false warning horn.