An medium large transport air carrier crew aborted its takeoff due to a 'spoiler deployed' message.

Attributes
ACN	232437
Time
Date	199301
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : atl
State Reference	GA
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
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground : preflight other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 4200
ASRS Report	232437
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Upon takeoff out of atl airport, power was advanced to takeoff setting and crosswind controls were applied. Captain stated he saw 'spoiler deployed' message and initiated abort. After clearing runway and referencing checklist, brake energy limits, and company's decision tree, we then ran a flight control check and system checked normal. Taxied back for another takeoff which was uneventful. Did not make an 'information only' write-up due to company memo. Upon arrival to dfw we discovered that the 'spoiler deployed' message should not have come on with the power in the takeoff setting. Should have returned to gate to have maintenance look at it. This problem should be in the checklist for future reference and a write-up should have been made. A cidr was filed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MLG ACR CREW ABORTED ITS TKOF DUE TO A 'SPOILER DEPLOYED' MESSAGE.

Narrative: UPON TKOF OUT OF ATL ARPT, PWR WAS ADVANCED TO TKOF SETTING AND XWIND CTLS WERE APPLIED. CAPT STATED HE SAW 'SPOILER DEPLOYED' MESSAGE AND INITIATED ABORT. AFTER CLRING RWY AND REFING CHKLIST, BRAKE ENERGY LIMITS, AND COMPANY'S DECISION TREE, WE THEN RAN A FLT CTL CHK AND SYS CHKED NORMAL. TAXIED BACK FOR ANOTHER TKOF WHICH WAS UNEVENTFUL. DID NOT MAKE AN 'INFO ONLY' WRITE-UP DUE TO COMPANY MEMO. UPON ARR TO DFW WE DISCOVERED THAT THE 'SPOILER DEPLOYED' MESSAGE SHOULD NOT HAVE COME ON WITH THE PWR IN THE TKOF SETTING. SHOULD HAVE RETURNED TO GATE TO HAVE MAINT LOOK AT IT. THIS PROB SHOULD BE IN THE CHKLIST FOR FUTURE REF AND A WRITE-UP SHOULD HAVE BEEN MADE. A CIDR WAS FILED.

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.