Flight crew of a B757 air carrier aircraft forgot to set the flap slats for takeoff resulting in an ...

Attributes
ACN	260739
Time
Date	199401
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pit
State Reference	PA
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	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 215 flight time total : 14500 flight time type : 410
ASRS Report	260739
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course flight crew : rejected takeoff
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Pit-lax, jan/tue/94 B757-200 lax crew. We pushed back from gate 27 mins late due hold for connecting passenger. Crew had started day in pittsburgh at xaam PDT. We had already flown round trip to dca with aircraft having to be deiced at pittsburgh. No snow or ice had accumulated on wings from dca-pit or while on ground at pittsburgh, though WX had snow flurries all morning. Ramp had full snow cover with patches of ice so we decided to keep flaps up until past deice pad in case we needed deicing. I cannot recollect if we accomplished before takeoff checklist as taxi out lasted 30 mins. We were cleared for takeoff. I completed the below the line items, and the captain advanced the throttles. We received a confign warning light, advised the tower we needed to exit runway and proceeded down runway to exit. Set flaps, we taxied back and completed a normal takeoff. Contributing factor was a crew who felt very comfortable with each other, having flown the monthly sequence together and worked extremely well together. Our checklist and procedures worked extremely well together and there may have been some complacency. Also, airline likes to give west coast crews the bulk of 'red eye' flying and early get-up may have contributed to event.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF A B757 ACR ACFT FORGOT TO SET THE FLAP SLATS FOR TKOF RESULTING IN AN ACFT CONFIGN WARNING DURING TKOF ROLL. TKOF WAS ABORTED.

Narrative: PIT-LAX, JAN/TUE/94 B757-200 LAX CREW. WE PUSHED BACK FROM GATE 27 MINS LATE DUE HOLD FOR CONNECTING PAX. CREW HAD STARTED DAY IN PITTSBURGH AT XAAM PDT. WE HAD ALREADY FLOWN ROUND TRIP TO DCA WITH ACFT HAVING TO BE DEICED AT PITTSBURGH. NO SNOW OR ICE HAD ACCUMULATED ON WINGS FROM DCA-PIT OR WHILE ON GND AT PITTSBURGH, THOUGH WX HAD SNOW FLURRIES ALL MORNING. RAMP HAD FULL SNOW COVER WITH PATCHES OF ICE SO WE DECIDED TO KEEP FLAPS UP UNTIL PAST DEICE PAD IN CASE WE NEEDED DEICING. I CANNOT RECOLLECT IF WE ACCOMPLISHED BEFORE TKOF CHKLIST AS TAXI OUT LASTED 30 MINS. WE WERE CLRED FOR TKOF. I COMPLETED THE BELOW THE LINE ITEMS, AND THE CAPT ADVANCED THE THROTTLES. WE RECEIVED A CONFIGN WARNING LIGHT, ADVISED THE TWR WE NEEDED TO EXIT RWY AND PROCEEDED DOWN RWY TO EXIT. SET FLAPS, WE TAXIED BACK AND COMPLETED A NORMAL TKOF. CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS A CREW WHO FELT VERY COMFORTABLE WITH EACH OTHER, HAVING FLOWN THE MONTHLY SEQUENCE TOGETHER AND WORKED EXTREMELY WELL TOGETHER. OUR CHKLIST AND PROCS WORKED EXTREMELY WELL TOGETHER AND THERE MAY HAVE BEEN SOME COMPLACENCY. ALSO, AIRLINE LIKES TO GIVE WEST COAST CREWS THE BULK OF 'RED EYE' FLYING AND EARLY GET-UP MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO EVENT.

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.

Flight crew of a B757 air carrier aircraft forgot to set the flap slats for takeoff resulting in an aircraft confign warning during takeoff roll. Takeoff was aborted.