Aborted takeoff. - NASA ASRS

Attributes
ACN	207785
Time
Date	199204
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lga
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, High Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 1100
ASRS Report	207785
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

Following maintenance and subsequent airworthiness sign-off, I returned the aircraft to the gate for the next leg. Maintenance indicated the problem was a sticky switch. With passenger loaded, we taxied to a runway for departure. After being cleared for takeoff, we began our roll. After setting maximum takeoff power and before V1 -- autofeather did not arm so we aborted the takeoff. After clearing the runway, we tested the autofeather system and everything checked correct. So we taxied back for another attempt. Again, cleared for takeoff, we pwred up and with maximum takeoff power set, the autofeather armed so we continued the trip.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ABORTED TKOF.

Narrative: FOLLOWING MAINT AND SUBSEQUENT AIRWORTHINESS SIGN-OFF, I RETURNED THE ACFT TO THE GATE FOR THE NEXT LEG. MAINT INDICATED THE PROBLEM WAS A STICKY SWITCH. WITH PAX LOADED, WE TAXIED TO A RWY FOR DEP. AFTER BEING CLRED FOR TKOF, WE BEGAN OUR ROLL. AFTER SETTING MAX TKOF PWR AND BEFORE V1 -- AUTOFEATHER DID NOT ARM SO WE ABORTED THE TKOF. AFTER CLRING THE RWY, WE TESTED THE AUTOFEATHER SYS AND EVERYTHING CHKED CORRECT. SO WE TAXIED BACK FOR ANOTHER ATTEMPT. AGAIN, CLRED FOR TKOF, WE PWRED UP AND WITH MAX TKOF PWR SET, THE AUTOFEATHER ARMED SO WE CONTINUED THE TRIP.

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.