Narrative:

I aborted a takeoff at approximately 100 kts. For a triple chime and master warning / red warning lights. A few seconds after I executed the abort with the thrust levers at idle and reverses deployed; I heard the aural warning indicating 'trim'. I was anticipating a possible master warning and an abort for a bleed air leak; but that was not the case. I had been dealing with a bleed # 1 leak for the prior 45 minutes which in talking with maintenance; it had been decided that the bleed air leak was entered in error. Basically they talked me into writing [override] in the log with the promise that it would be fixed [at destination]. Upon arriving; I did write it up in the log. I will execute an abort above 80 kts. For five items: 1. Engine fire; 2. Engine failure; 3. Loss of directional control; 4. Deployment of a TR (thrust reverser); and 5. Airplane unsafe to fly. In this pilot's opinion at the moment of the triple chime / master warning; the airplane was not safe to fly. As pilots we have a split second to make a critical decision. All my years of training and experience has taught me to be safe; and error on the side of safety. I do not regret my decision to abort. I would do it again; all things considered. I do regret giving in to the pressures of the company to have me cut corners; just so they can keep their operation on time and profitable. This is not the first time this has happened; but it is definitely the last! You are hereby notified that I will not be intimated; in the many ways that the company likes to intimidate the pilots. I have experienced this intimidation first hand. I have experienced their negative consequences for doing what I was trained to do. What you can expect from me is the following. I will protect and defend; in this order. 1. [Expletive]. 2. License. 3. Job.... Let me explain... 1. Protect your [expletive] means protecting human life. The lives of the crew and passengers. Human life always comes first. 2. Protect my license. I have had a pilot certificate for 33 years; and I intend on keeping it! 3. Protect my job. Yes the job; is last and least important of the three. I will do my best to serve my company and passengers; but not at the expense of safety or my certificate. I can always find another job. This philosophy may not sound politically correct; but I don't care about being politically correct. I care about safety. The entire content of this narrative will be copied into a [reporting service]. I will not be intimidated. I will not surrender my principals. I stand fast and will defend my position. I choose my battles carefully. If you want to fight me on this; directly or passive aggressively; then be prepared for a fight. I am here to be a safe pilot. If you can profit from that; then good for you. If you can't; then too bad. Respectfully; captain zzzzz..... Have a nice day! My suggestion is that you get the upper management out of the office once a month; and have them sit in the jump seat and observe actual line operations and see the real day to day issues that the pilots face. They need to stop counting money and start paying attention to what we really deal with.

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Title: EMB-145 flight crew reported a high speed rejected takeoff.

Narrative: I aborted a takeoff at approximately 100 kts. for a triple chime and master warning / red warning lights. A few seconds after I executed the abort with the thrust levers at idle and reverses deployed; I heard the aural warning indicating 'Trim'. I was anticipating a possible master warning and an abort for a bleed air leak; but that was not the case. I had been dealing with a bleed # 1 leak for the prior 45 minutes which in talking with Maintenance; it had been decided that the bleed air leak was entered in error. Basically they talked me into writing [override] in the log with the promise that it would be fixed [at destination]. Upon arriving; I did write it up in the log. I will execute an abort above 80 kts. for five items: 1. Engine Fire; 2. Engine Failure; 3. Loss of directional control; 4. Deployment of a TR (Thrust Reverser); and 5. Airplane unsafe to fly. In this pilot's opinion at the moment of the triple chime / master warning; the airplane was NOT safe to fly. As pilots we have a split second to make a critical decision. All my years of training and experience has taught me to be SAFE; and error on the side of safety. I do not regret my decision to abort. I would do it again; all things considered. I do regret giving in to the pressures of the company to have me cut corners; just so they can keep their operation on time and profitable. This is not the first time this has happened; but it is definitely the last! You are hereby notified that I will not be intimated; in the many ways that the company likes to intimidate the pilots. I have experienced this intimidation first hand. I have experienced their negative consequences for doing what I was trained to do. What you can expect from me is the following. I will protect and defend; in this order. 1. [Expletive]. 2. License. 3. Job.... Let me explain... 1. Protect your [expletive] means protecting human life. The lives of the crew and passengers. Human life ALWAYS comes first. 2. Protect my license. I have had a pilot certificate for 33 years; and I intend on keeping it! 3. Protect my job. Yes the job; is last and least important of the three. I will do my best to serve my company and passengers; but not at the expense of Safety or my Certificate. I can always find another job. This philosophy may not sound politically correct; but I don't care about being politically correct. I care about Safety. The entire content of this narrative will be copied into a [reporting service]. I will not be intimidated. I will not surrender my principals. I stand fast and will defend my position. I choose my battles carefully. If you want to fight me on this; directly or passive aggressively; then be prepared for a fight. I am here to be a safe pilot. If you can profit from that; then good for you. If you can't; then too bad. Respectfully; Captain ZZZZZ..... HAVE A NICE DAY! My suggestion is that you get the upper management out of the office once a month; and have them sit in the jump seat and observe actual line operations and see the real day to day issues that the pilots face. They need to stop counting money and start paying attention to what we really deal with.

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.