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Air carrier medium large transport takeoff abort when takeoff warning horn sounded as power was advanced.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 179209 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199105 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : msy |
| State Reference | LA |
| 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 | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 11400 flight time type : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 179209 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 4400 |
| ASRS Report | 179213 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : rejected takeoff |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Scheduled air carrier flight, msy-iah, proceeded normally including checklists and briefings until throttles advanced for takeoff, whereupon the takeoff warning horn sounded. Takeoff was discontinued, tower notified, and runway cleared at first turnoff. It was quickly discovered that the spoiler handle was up and back about 1/2 inch, and the same was returned to the retract detent. Spoiler deployed light was not illuminated because handle was not back far enough to deploy the spoilers. First officer noted spoilers were retracted during preflight inspection. Taxi and before takeoff checklists were reviewed and the flight was completed normally. We surmised later that the spoiler automatic-retract feature had not functioned fully on the previous landing and that the proximity of the handle to the retract detent had gone unnoticed. Maintenance was notified.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR MLG TKOF ABORT WHEN TKOF WARNING HORN SOUNDED AS PWR WAS ADVANCED.
Narrative: SCHEDULED ACR FLT, MSY-IAH, PROCEEDED NORMALLY INCLUDING CHKLISTS AND BRIEFINGS UNTIL THROTTLES ADVANCED FOR TKOF, WHEREUPON THE TKOF WARNING HORN SOUNDED. TKOF WAS DISCONTINUED, TWR NOTIFIED, AND RWY CLRED AT FIRST TURNOFF. IT WAS QUICKLY DISCOVERED THAT THE SPOILER HANDLE WAS UP AND BACK ABOUT 1/2 INCH, AND THE SAME WAS RETURNED TO THE RETRACT DETENT. SPOILER DEPLOYED LIGHT WAS NOT ILLUMINATED BECAUSE HANDLE WAS NOT BACK FAR ENOUGH TO DEPLOY THE SPOILERS. FO NOTED SPOILERS WERE RETRACTED DURING PREFLT INSPECTION. TAXI AND BEFORE TKOF CHKLISTS WERE REVIEWED AND THE FLT WAS COMPLETED NORMALLY. WE SURMISED LATER THAT THE SPOILER AUTO-RETRACT FEATURE HAD NOT FUNCTIONED FULLY ON THE PREVIOUS LNDG AND THAT THE PROX OF THE HANDLE TO THE RETRACT DETENT HAD GONE UNNOTICED. MAINT WAS NOTIFIED.
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.