Captain of an mdt air carrier aircraft aborted takeoff due to engine fuel surges.

Attributes
ACN	256202
Time
Date	199311
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dtw
State Reference	MI
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	Medium Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 3700 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	256202
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Maintenance required a test flight on airplane for rudder vibrations. Captain's leg. Far 91 test flight. We took runway. Captain advanced power lever way too fast (almost firewall). Company operations says smooth application on takeoff at 60 percent, PNF sets takeoff power. Captain went to 100 percent very hard. As a result, engine started to bypass fuel out of can and surge. We aborted. Tower asked why. Captain said maintenance related. Captain decided to be an a&P and did his own static power check, this time with a smooth application of power. Operations checked good and we made power ok on takeoff #2. Problem: we aborted a takeoff. Captain did not write anything up in our maintenance log. If 'feds' investigated, there is no record of it. Captain erred big time!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT OF AN MDT ACR ACFT ABORTED TKOF DUE TO ENG FUEL SURGES.

Narrative: MAINT REQUIRED A TEST FLT ON AIRPLANE FOR RUDDER VIBRATIONS. CAPT'S LEG. FAR 91 TEST FLT. WE TOOK RWY. CAPT ADVANCED PWR LEVER WAY TOO FAST (ALMOST FIREWALL). COMPANY OPS SAYS SMOOTH APPLICATION ON TKOF AT 60 PERCENT, PNF SETS TKOF PWR. CAPT WENT TO 100 PERCENT VERY HARD. AS A RESULT, ENG STARTED TO BYPASS FUEL OUT OF CAN AND SURGE. WE ABORTED. TWR ASKED WHY. CAPT SAID MAINT RELATED. CAPT DECIDED TO BE AN A&P AND DID HIS OWN STATIC PWR CHK, THIS TIME WITH A SMOOTH APPLICATION OF PWR. OPS CHKED GOOD AND WE MADE PWR OK ON TKOF #2. PROB: WE ABORTED A TKOF. CAPT DID NOT WRITE ANYTHING UP IN OUR MAINT LOG. IF 'FEDS' INVESTIGATED, THERE IS NO RECORD OF IT. CAPT ERRED BIG TIME!

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.