Air carrier has le flap transit light illuminate on takeoff roll. Abort.

Attributes
ACN	189508
Time
Date	199109
Day	Fri
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 : zid
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 7500 flight time type : 560
ASRS Report	189508
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On takeoff at approximately 100 KTS the amber leading edge flap transit light illuminated. I was flying and was looking outside at the time. The captain made a comment about it. I glanced down and at that time the captain said 'we're aborting, I got it'. The rejected takeoff (reject takeoff) automatically applied brakes and brought the aircraft to a stop with plenty of room left. We returned to the gate and consulted the brake cooling chart on the taxi in. We were required to wait 1:04 due to ambient temperature, weight, and speed. After rejection on the taxi in, I checked the overhead panel and all leading edge devices were in the proper position. However, the forward in transit light remained illuminated until we retracted flaps at the gate with maintenance observing. After that, the light indicated correctly. After the hour plus delay, maintenance found brake filings and changed brakes.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR HAS LE FLAP TRANSIT LIGHT ILLUMINATE ON TKOF ROLL. ABORT.

Narrative: ON TKOF AT APPROX 100 KTS THE AMBER LEADING EDGE FLAP TRANSIT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. I WAS FLYING AND WAS LOOKING OUTSIDE AT THE TIME. THE CAPT MADE A COMMENT ABOUT IT. I GLANCED DOWN AND AT THAT TIME THE CAPT SAID 'WE'RE ABORTING, I GOT IT'. THE RTO (REJECT TKOF) AUTOMATICALLY APPLIED BRAKES AND BROUGHT THE ACFT TO A STOP WITH PLENTY OF ROOM LEFT. WE RETURNED TO THE GATE AND CONSULTED THE BRAKE COOLING CHART ON THE TAXI IN. WE WERE REQUIRED TO WAIT 1:04 DUE TO AMBIENT TEMP, WT, AND SPD. AFTER REJECTION ON THE TAXI IN, I CHKED THE OVERHEAD PANEL AND ALL LEADING EDGE DEVICES WERE IN THE PROPER POS. HOWEVER, THE FORWARD IN TRANSIT LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL WE RETRACTED FLAPS AT THE GATE WITH MAINT OBSERVING. AFTER THAT, THE LIGHT INDICATED CORRECTLY. AFTER THE HR PLUS DELAY, MAINT FOUND BRAKE FILINGS AND CHANGED BRAKES.

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.