Medium large transport aborts takeoff after warning horn sounds.

Attributes
ACN	248003
Time
Date	199307
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
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
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground other : taxi other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 45 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	248003
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far 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	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After normal pushback and engine start we made a short taxi to runway 1 at msy. Without ever stopping we were cleared for takeoff. Immediately after advancing throttles, the takeoff confign warning horn sounded. Captain noted flaps in up position (not set for takeoff). Captain rejected takeoff and I placed the flap lever in the proper position for takeoff. We notified msy tower controller of rejected takeoff and exited runway. We told him we would like to taxi back for another takeoff and were cleared to do so. We completed before takeoff checklist and were reclred for a normal takeoff. Maximum speed during rejected takeoff was less than 30 KTS (estimated). Contributing factors to our distraction from completing the checklist were, just prior to pushback 2 of our flight attendants entered the cockpit arguing with each other about a previous problem with a third flight attendant. This distracted me as well as the captain and was on my mind as we pushed back and taxied. Also distracting to me was another aircraft taxiing to the same runway from the opposite direction and calling the tower for takeoff at approximately the same time we were about to call. He was cleared for takeoff and immediately we were cleared into position and then cleared for takeoff while we were still moving.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG ABORTS TKOF AFTER WARNING HORN SOUNDS.

Narrative: AFTER NORMAL PUSHBACK AND ENG START WE MADE A SHORT TAXI TO RWY 1 AT MSY. WITHOUT EVER STOPPING WE WERE CLRED FOR TKOF. IMMEDIATELY AFTER ADVANCING THROTTLES, THE TKOF CONFIGN WARNING HORN SOUNDED. CAPT NOTED FLAPS IN UP POS (NOT SET FOR TKOF). CAPT REJECTED TKOF AND I PLACED THE FLAP LEVER IN THE PROPER POS FOR TKOF. WE NOTIFIED MSY TWR CTLR OF REJECTED TKOF AND EXITED RWY. WE TOLD HIM WE WOULD LIKE TO TAXI BACK FOR ANOTHER TKOF AND WERE CLRED TO DO SO. WE COMPLETED BEFORE TKOF CHKLIST AND WERE RECLRED FOR A NORMAL TKOF. MAX SPD DURING REJECTED TKOF WAS LESS THAN 30 KTS (ESTIMATED). CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO OUR DISTR FROM COMPLETING THE CHKLIST WERE, JUST PRIOR TO PUSHBACK 2 OF OUR FLT ATTENDANTS ENTERED THE COCKPIT ARGUING WITH EACH OTHER ABOUT A PREVIOUS PROB WITH A THIRD FLT ATTENDANT. THIS DISTRACTED ME AS WELL AS THE CAPT AND WAS ON MY MIND AS WE PUSHED BACK AND TAXIED. ALSO DISTRACTING TO ME WAS ANOTHER ACFT TAXIING TO THE SAME RWY FROM THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION AND CALLING THE TWR FOR TKOF AT APPROX THE SAME TIME WE WERE ABOUT TO CALL. HE WAS CLRED FOR TKOF AND IMMEDIATELY WE WERE CLRED INTO POS AND THEN CLRED FOR TKOF WHILE WE WERE STILL MOVING.

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.