#2 EPR gauge failure on takeoff dictated abort. Maintenance repair and flight departed.

Attributes
ACN	183640
Time
Date	199107
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ewr
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90
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 : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 270 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	183640
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	183647
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

After being cleared for takeoff on runway 4L in ewr, the first officer advanced the throttles and the #2 EPR gauge failed (estimate speed less than 40 knots). I elected to reject the takeoff. We advised ewr tower, the flight attendants and informed the passenger. Upon return to the gate I wrote up the discrepancy in the aircraft logbook. After troubleshooting the mechanics determined the problem to be an intermittent transmitter.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: #2 EPR GAUGE FAILURE ON TKOF DICTATED ABORT. MAINT REPAIR AND FLT DEPARTED.

Narrative: AFTER BEING CLRED FOR TKOF ON RWY 4L IN EWR, THE FO ADVANCED THE THROTTLES AND THE #2 EPR GAUGE FAILED (ESTIMATE SPEED LESS THAN 40 KNOTS). I ELECTED TO REJECT THE TKOF. WE ADVISED EWR TWR, THE FLT ATTENDANTS AND INFORMED THE PAX. UPON RETURN TO THE GATE I WROTE UP THE DISCREPANCY IN THE ACFT LOGBOOK. AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING THE MECHS DETERMINED THE PROBLEM TO BE AN INTERMITTENT TRANSMITTER.

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.