An air carrier L-1011 crew had a very bad night at cvg with an aborted takeoff, a return land, an aircraft swap, and finally a canceled trip. All this in the dark of a night operation.

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Attributes
ACN	261647
Time
Date	199401
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cvg
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : cvg
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	L-1011 Tri-Star All Series
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	other other other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	L-1011 Tri-Star All Series
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	ground : preflight other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument
ASRS Report	261647
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 1250
ASRS Report	262021
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

In sum: an air carrier crew used up 2 L-1011 aircraft trying unsuccessfully to get to lga from cvg. The first aircraft had an oil filter pressure light on its #3 engine. It aborted 1 takeoff, then had the light come on again at V1. The crew continued the takeoff, shut down the engine, and returned to cvg. The passenger were transferred to another aircraft with their luggage. The second aircraft had a rudder hydraulic limiter light come on. Several attempts were made to fix the problem, to no avail. The flight was finally canceled, but not before the 70 passenger made life difficult for the flight attendants with threats to report this incident to the air carrier ceo and the FAA. The second aircraft had great difficulty being pushed away from the gate due to ice on the ramp. 2 tugs had to be used. This saga all ended in the wee hours of the morning. The captain's flight director did not work properly on the return land portion of this episode.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR L-1011 CREW HAD A VERY BAD NIGHT AT CVG WITH AN ABORTED TKOF, A RETURN LAND, AN ACFT SWAP, AND FINALLY A CANCELED TRIP. ALL THIS IN THE DARK OF A NIGHT OP.

Narrative: IN SUM: AN ACR CREW USED UP 2 L-1011 ACFT TRYING UNSUCCESSFULLY TO GET TO LGA FROM CVG. THE FIRST ACFT HAD AN OIL FILTER PRESSURE LIGHT ON ITS #3 ENG. IT ABORTED 1 TKOF, THEN HAD THE LIGHT COME ON AGAIN AT V1. THE CREW CONTINUED THE TKOF, SHUT DOWN THE ENG, AND RETURNED TO CVG. THE PAX WERE TRANSFERRED TO ANOTHER ACFT WITH THEIR LUGGAGE. THE SECOND ACFT HAD A RUDDER HYD LIMITER LIGHT COME ON. SEVERAL ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO FIX THE PROB, TO NO AVAIL. THE FLT WAS FINALLY CANCELED, BUT NOT BEFORE THE 70 PAX MADE LIFE DIFFICULT FOR THE FLT ATTENDANTS WITH THREATS TO RPT THIS INCIDENT TO THE ACR CEO AND THE FAA. THE SECOND ACFT HAD GREAT DIFFICULTY BEING PUSHED AWAY FROM THE GATE DUE TO ICE ON THE RAMP. 2 TUGS HAD TO BE USED. THIS SAGA ALL ENDED IN THE WEE HRS OF THE MORNING. THE CAPT'S FLT DIRECTOR DID NOT WORK PROPERLY ON THE RETURN LAND PORTION OF THIS EPISODE.

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.